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66 HEALTHCARE REFORM ity as they become more available among spine practices. e Millennium Research Group reported that the global spinal non-fusion market would surpass $1.6 billion by 2022, nearly tripling in size from just a few years ago. By 2020, cervical disc replacement is expected to have 10 percent of the global spine surgery market, according to a MedMarket Diligence report. Patients are seeking alter- natives because fusion limits mobility and may result in adjacent segment disease. 23. e 2D X-Ray market is expected to grow from $5 bil- lion in 2014 to $16.9 billion by 2021, as MRI and CT scans become less profitable due to insurers claiming they are overused, according to a study by WinterGreen Research. Growth correlates with an increasing aging population, as areas like China build improved healthcare facilities and as improved 2D X-Ray diagnostics and therapeutics equip- ment increase demand. Large global spine societies and their presidents and chairpersons 24. Notable, large spine surgeon groups around the world include: • North American Spine Society: Heidi Prather, DO • International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery: Gunnar B.J. Andersson, MD, PhD and Hee Kit Wong, MD, PhD • AO Spine: Global Spine Conference: Jeffrey Wang, MD • Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Greg Anderson, MD • Scoliosis Research Society: John P. Dormans, MD • Cervical Spine Research Society: Alan S. Hilibrand, MD • e International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine: James Kang, MD • International Spine Intervention Society: Jeffrey Sum- mers, MD Spine device company acquisitions 25. Here are four recent spine device company acquisi- tions: • Medtronic's acquisition of Covidien: e final acqui- sition was for $23.9 billion and the new Ireland-head- quartered company is called Medtronic Plc. • Bacterin's acquisition of X-spine: Bacterin purchased SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE T1-S1 WITH TWO TRAYS VISIT US AT NASS #823 EXCITING PRODUCT DEMOS FROM 10 AM TO 11 AM EVERY DAY! www.spineart.com spineart-pub-2015_f2.indd 1 28/08/2015 12:46