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title: "Spine Market Derailed Due to Covid Impact: Q120 Market Recap"
description: SmartTRAK reports that Spine’s solid start to Q120 was derailed in March by COVID-19, leading to a -10.6% YoY decline globally...
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# [Spine Market Derailed Due to Covid Impact: Q120 Market Recap](https://blog.smarttrak.com/spine-market-derailed-due-to-covid-impact-q120-market-recap)

 Written by [Julianne Burns](https://blog.smarttrak.com/author/julianne-burns) | 6/18/20 3:01 PM

***<https://app.smarttrak.com/analysis/qs/3ff284189e2911c3ac1002a5d8b13e17>Spine’s solid start to Q120 was derailed in March by COVID-19, leading to a -10.6% YoY decline globally.***

Q120 reporting gives us the first glimpse into the effect of COVID-19 on the spinal hardware market, with the impact in the US felt starting in mid-March. A multi-dimensional survey of 902 spine surgeons around the globe revealed that 67.1% of respondents saw the cancellation of greater than 75% of their surgical cases per week in late March/early April. *Global Spine J.*

The WW Spine Hardware market experienced a -10.6% downturn in the quarter, with the US down -11.2%. Several companies noted they were tracking for strong Q1 growth prior to the pandemic. At the end of February, [SeaSpine*](https://app.smarttrak.com/companies/qs/19007) reported that it was looking at another quarter of double-digit US growth, but ended up with a slight overall decline in Q1 US revenue due to March procedures being down an estimated -18% vs March 2019. 

Among the many topics covered in the comprehensive [Q120 Spine Market Recap*](https://app.smarttrak.com/analysis/qs/3ff284189e2911c3ac1002a5d8b13e17) are:

- Q120 Spine Market Highlights
- Five Top Players Revenues and Market Shares
- Q120 Regulatory Highlights

SmartTRAK is also closely tracking how surgery settings will shift during and post-pandemic, with many speculating that we will see an accelerated shift of fusion procedures from an inpatient to an HOPD or ASC setting. A Wells Fargo Securities survey suggested that 92% of spinal fusions were performed in a hospital setting prior to COVID-19, dropping to 78% during the pandemic. Additionally, the survey results indicate that ASC procedures have increased from 8% pre-pandemic to 11% during COVID-19 and ...

[Read the entire Q120 Spine Market Recap including news, data, charts, company revenues and analysis*](https://app.smarttrak.com/analysis/qs/3ff284189e2911c3ac1002a5d8b13e17)...

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