From Hips to Knees: An Analyst’s Takeaway from AAOS 2013

From Hips to Knees: An Analyst's Takeaway from AAOS 2013 (ODT)
The big takeaway from this year’s annual meeting of the America Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) was knees, knees and more knees. All the big orthopedic players had offerings on the table—Johnson & Johnson had its Attune knee system (marketed by JNJ’s DePuy Synthes Companies); Zimmer introduced its Persona knee; Smith and Nephew showcased its Journey II bi-cruciate stabilized knee replacement; and, according to Leerink Swann analyst Richard Newitter, Stryker “continues to see a positive contribution from its direct-to-con...