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title: "Q219 Extremities Market Recap: Growth Slows"
description: SmartTRAK reports that the Q219 Extremities Market experienced tough YoY comps, delays and salesforce disruptions that slowed growth...
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# [Q219 Extremities Market Recap: Growth Slows](https://blog.smarttrak.com/q219-extremities-market-recap-growth-slows)

 Written by [Lisa Mahan](https://blog.smarttrak.com/author/lisa-mahan) | 9/11/19 1:58 PM

***<https://app.smarttrak.com/analysis/qs/e844aa2afddd8910ac1002905dc7f735>Tough YoY comps, delays and salesforce disruptions slows growth***

The WW Market for Foot & Ankle Fixation was up +2.0%, as reported, during Q219, although down sequentially due to tough YoY comps. The US Foot & Ankle Fixation market also experienced a sequential decline in growth. The historically strong segment faced extremely tough YoY comparisons along with no new product launches to spur growth. H119 US growth of...

*Among the many topics covered in the [Q219 Extremities Market Recap*](https://app.smarttrak.com/analysis/qs/e844aa2afddd8910ac1002905dc7f735) <https://app.smarttrak.com/analysis/qs/a9e68ae4e63f434dac10023e279bea51>*are:

- Detailed Market Highlights
- Extremities Fixation Faces Tough Comps and Delayed New Product Intros
- Competition Heating Up in Stemless Shoulders
- Ankle Market Slows as Major Competitors Face Issues
- Regulatory Highlights

Stryker posted decelerated trauma & extremities growth in Q219, the WW Market for Upper Extremities Fixation posted +1.0% growth, while Tough YoY comparisons and pricing pressure impacted the Upper Extremities Fixation segment for the second quarter and US Shoulder Replacement Market saw a slight sequential decline in growth...

[Read the entire Q219 Extremities Market Recap including news, data, charts, company revenues and analysis*](https://app.smarttrak.com/analysis/qs/e844aa2afddd8910ac1002905dc7f735)...

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