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Trauma products refer to the products that are used for the physical injuries and wounds caused by the external sources. In some of the major trauma cases, the injuries might lead to long term complications such as chronic pain, infections, and long-term disability. Trauma injuries include the injuries causing severe damage to the body parts such as fractures, dislocations, traumatic amputations, and damage to soft tissues.  With the increase in incidence of accidents and natural disasters, the global trauma products market is expected to witness a considerable growth during forecast period. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), injuries accounts for 9% of the global mortalities and a large number of survivors incur temporary or permanent disabilities, in 2014. The increasing prevalence of injuries is driving the growth of the global trauma market. Request to Get the Sample Pages at: Geographically, North America was the largest market for trauma products ...

The global positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) scanner market is expected to grow notably during the forecast period, because of the rising prevalence of chronic diseases and growing preference of people for minimally invasive procedures. On the basis of product, the market is categorized into stationary and portable/mobile scanners. Between the two, stationary PET-CT scanners are estimated to hold a larger share in the PET-CT scanner market in 2017, owing to the increasing adoption of these scanners in hospitals and other healthcare facilities for an effective workflow. During the forecast period, North America is expected to hold the largest share in the PET-CT scanner market, followed by Europe, owing to the presence of a strong distribution channel for PET-CT scanners in the region. The demand for PET-CT scanners is expected to witness fastest growth in Asia-Pacific, owing to the increasing patient pool, infrastructural developments in develop...

The global pen needle market is growing significantly due to rising need for safety pen needle, increasing prevalence of diabetes and technological advancement in the industry. Pen needles are mainly used to deliver insulin or growth hormone in the body. Massive unexplored market in pen needle industry of developing economies are creating ample opportunities for the pen needle market to grow at a considerable rate during the forecasted years. On the basis of length, the pen needle market is categorized as 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm and others. Pen needle with 6mm length holds maximum share in the market; whereas, pen needle with 4mm length is expected to grow at fastest rate in the coming years. Moreover, based on therapy, the pen needle market is classified as insulin therapy, growth hormone therapy, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapy, and others. Insulin therapy leads the market and is expected to grow at the fastest rate in the coming years due to rise in prevalence of di...