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Here are five observations:

1. In 2015, 325,000 people underwent total hip replacement surgery in the Untied States.

2. Computer assistance represents a new trend in the total hip replacement surgery field.

3. The increasing aging population is driving the market.

4. Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer Biomet leads the hip and knee orthopedic implant market, offering its ML taper hip prosthesis with Kinectiv modular neck technology.

5. Other market leaders include:

• DePuy Synthes in West Chester, Pa.

Here are five insights:

1. Of the seven firms covering the company's stock, three rated it as "sell," three gave it a "hold" and three offered a "buy" rating.

2. Analysts gave Mazor Robotics an average 12-month price target of $27.67.

3. Mazor Robotics possesses a 50-day moving average of $22.68 and a 200-day moving average of $20.80.

4. The company's market capitalization is $529.2 million.

5. With a one-year low of $8.31, the company has a one-year high of $26.55.

Here are four takeaways:

1. Initia features Kyocera Medical's BIOCERAM AZU zirconia-toughened alumina ceramic femoral heads.

2. Surgeons may also purchase the system with cobalt chrome femoral heads, which are matched to cross-linked polyethylene acetabular liners.

3. The system is available in 16 taper-wedge stem sizes, with 12 of those available in the United States.

4. Kyocera Medical manufactures implantable systems and advanced ceramic components.

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Here are five highlights:

1. The HoloLens guides surgeons to more accurately place pedicle screws.

2. The device is also intended to help surgeons avoid complications, like neural damage or implant loosening, by providing proper pedicle screw placement.

3. The HoloLens offers a 3-D CT scan, which provides a trajectory for screw placement.

4. Dr. Henrique Lampert and Dr. Bruno Gobbato, of the Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia de Jaraguá do Su, have used the device.

Here are four quick points:

1. The Aurora Spine Mobile App is designed to provide information on the company's products.

2. The company wanted to expand its reach, offering all product lines and surgical technique guides on a user's mobile device.

3. The app includes 3-D models as well as outlines features for every implant.

4. Users may access the app on Apple and Android devices.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Global biological implant market is anticipated to reach USD 9.8 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Biological implant market is driven by rise in adoption of grafts and organ substitutes for reconstructive surgeries for various clinical applications such as cardiovascular, orthopedic and other soft tissue repair. The main challenge associated with the use of these products is to incorporate such a material that can specifically adapt to the biology of the surrounding environment in order to accelerate regeneration and repair. To overcome this challenge, research endeavors are carried out in order to develop such devices from biological source thus affecting industrial growth in the coming years.

Albany, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/05/2016 -- Interspinous spacers sometimes also called as Interspinous process decompression systems, are the devices implanted between vertebral spinous processes. These spacers are made up of a very strong but lightweight metal (titanium) which is biocompatible in the human body. These devices are imbedded in body to confine painful motion else enabling normal motion and to treat lumbar spinal stenosis, discogenic low-back pain, facet syndrome, disc herniations, and non-traumatic instability. Lumbar spinal stenosis is a thinning of the spinal canal in the lower back which causes compression on nerves and it is developed gradually with age.