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Soft Tissue Repair Market Size is slated to experience substantial expansion from 2022-2028, owing to the increasing healthcare expenditure and the rise in the obesity rate worldwide. The growing count of trauma cases and sports-related injuries has steered the increasing number of orthopedic surgeries. As per estimates, around 3.5 million sports injuries occur in children and teens each year in the U.S. The rapidly growing geriatric population along with the rising awareness about the injuries and their available treatment options will favor the industry growth.
Soft tissue repair is a part of soft tissue healing, that revolves around the replacement of destroyed tissues by living tissues in the body. The market expansion will also be influenced by the unavailability of substitutes for soft tissue repair surgeries.
In terms of products, the industry share from the tissue matrix segment, comprising synthetic mesh and biologic mesh, will rise through 2028. The biologic mesh subsegment will witness lucrative growth following their growing preference over conventional synthetic meshes to offer higher mechanical support and limited complications. These meshes are significantly utilized in hernia repair to limit postoperative pain and to create a highly organized collagen network for creating new vascular access to the hernia site. The emergence of biologic grafts is another factor influencing segment growth.
Based on application, the adoption of soft tissue repair methods in hernia repair applications is poised to expand with the growing usage of biological meshes in the treatment of laparo-endoscopic inguinal hernia. The rapidly rising cases of hernia worldwide will significantly contribute to the soft tissue repair market progression. According to the U.S. FDA (Food and Drug Administration), more than 1 million hernia repairs are performed per year in the U.S., out of which nearly 800,000 account for repair inguinal hernias.
With respect to regional landscape, North America is anticipated to record significant gains for the soft tissue repair market. This is mainly ascribed to the presence of well-established healthcare infrastructure and the higher healthcare expenditure in the region. The surging adoption of various products in the procedures has made way for growing technological innovations. The growing consumer awareness pertaining to soft tissue repair techniques will also fuel the regional market outlook.
On the other side, the soft tissue repair market share in the Asia Pacific will grow with the rapidly expanding older population. The existence of a huge patient base in the region has resulted in the rising count of soft tissue repair surgical procedures.
Leading firms operating in the soft tissue repair industry are looking to expand their global presence through strategies such as acquisitions and partnerships. They are also focusing on the development of various new repair techniques and products to sustain the intensifying competition.
For instance, in February 2020, Integra LifeSciences Holding Corporation introduced its latest wound care offering, AmnioExcel® Plus Placental Allograft Membrane, to support soft tissue repair. The novelty is a nextgen, tri-layer, and non-side-specific allograft comprising amnion-chorion-amnion layers that assist in creating an environment to close complex wounds.
Some other market participants include Boston Scientific Corporation, Organogenesis, CryoLife, Inc., Stryker Corporation, Arthrex Inc. (Arthrex), Braun Melsungen AG (B. Braun Holding GmbH & Co. KG), DePuy Synthes, Smith & Nephew, Inc., Zimmer Biomet, Allergan (Allergan, AbbVie, Actavis), and Athersys, Inc. (ABT Holding Co.), among others.
The coronavirus crisis and the resulting lockdowns gave rise to severe operational and economic impacts across the industrial spectrum. The market also felt the heat of the outbreak on account of the rising disruptions in health care services, especially the care of patients with wounds, bringing considerable shifts in the delivery of wound care. However, the growing concerns over pressure-induced skin as well as soft tissue injuries in the affected patients added a potential edge to the market growth.
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