Healthcare DIVE April 9, 2021
Dive Brief:
- A survey of 200 U.S. surgeons by UBS analysts suggests orthopaedic procedure volumes will stay below 2019 levels throughout this year.
- The doctors polled online in February and March expect volumes to improve throughout the year but still be down 2% on the comparable period of 2019 in the fourth quarter. Volumes will only start exceeding pre-pandemic levels in 2022.
- The surgeons, who are required to meet a threshold of hip and knee procedures performed, expect Stryker to pick up share in those markets but are downbeat on the prospects of Smith & Nephew in both segments.
Dive Insight:
Orthopaedic procedure volumes, and by extension sales of knee and hip implants, have been strongly dented by...
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