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> 1,500 MIS 2-Incision hip procedures have already been performed 

surgeons trained in Zimmer MIS Institutes in 2003 3,372 

## LEADERSHIP IN MINIMALLY 

## INVASIVE SOLUTIONS 

Zimmer is the industry leader in Minimally 

Invasive Solutions Procedures and Technologies for orthopaedics. With MIS , patients are experiencing less tissue trauma, less pain, shorter hospital stays, and faster recovery times. MIS procedures are the subject of several rigorous studies. In a 300- case study of the muscle-sparing MIS 2-Incision TM Hip Replacement Procedure, released in October 2002, over 80 percent of patients were discharged within 24 hours of surgery, compared with an average of four days with traditional procedures. Patients are returning to work, in many cases, in 2 to 3 weeks instead of 2 to 3 months. Major health insur- ers have begun to provide increased surgeon reimbursement for the Zimmer MIS 2-Incision procedure in response to significantly improved outcomes. 

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