Solar panels and hospital bed rails may have laid the foundation for future orthopaedic implants. Major research is underway at the university and device company level, and new devices are expected to reach the market in the next five years. 
Engineers who are able to break through company silos will not only position new products for a greater product development process and market success, but will strengthen their standing within their company. 
In the study, which was performed "independent of industry," researchers analyzed 527 lumbar spinal fusion patients who underwent surgery using rhBMP between 2002 and 2011. 
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According to surgeons and industry interviewed by BONEZONE, trends in trauma center on the rise in hip fractures, challenges of treating osteoporosis and pelvis fractures, the emergence and need for specialty plates and a place for biologics to enhance bone healing.
 
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