I am looking for information on one particular procedure call TLIF.

TLIF (Transforaminal Lumbar interbody fusion) is one kind of Lumbar
spinal fusion. I have several sources that say the number of lumbar
spinal fusion is in the range of 150,000-250,000. However, there is
different kind of lumbar spinal fusion procedures, (e.g. TLIF, PLIF,
ALIF etc). I would like to know what is the market share for different
lumbar spinal fusion procedures, their number of procedures and their
growth rate.

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Clarification of Question by webortho-ga on 09 Apr 2006 22:21 PDT

Thanks for your information but I already have those information.
Those are not what I am looking for.

Unfortunately the market research I've found so far comes at a steep
premium (though not nearly as much you pay for a surgical kit--eek). A
teaser I found: http://mrg.net/TOC_BR/BR_USMISP04.pdf

does state that: "In 2003, the US MIS spinal fusion market was valued
at over $100 million. Improved clinical outcomes and the continued
emergence of new MIS spinal fusion technologies will drive this
market, growing to over $400 million by
2008."

From http://www.back.com/articles-evolution.html:
"Approximately 400,000 lower back operations are performed annually in
the United States. " (Note: not all of these are fusions)

From a news site: "The worldwide spinal market continues to be the
fastest growing and most profitable segment of orthopedics with sales
expected to exceed $2.2 billion in 2003, more than a 20% gain."

From http://www.devicelink.com/mx/issuesupdate/05/02/Spinal_Disk.html:
"...200,000 spinal fusion surgeries performed each year in the United States..."
"The firm projects that spinal care will post annual average gains of
19% over the next five years, becoming a $5 billion market by
2008...."

Unfortunately I was unable to find free market information concerning
the percentage of the procedures.

Thanks for your information but I already have those information.
Those are not what I am looking for.