EDINA, Minn. & LYON, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tornier, Inc., a global leader in extremity and sports medicine orthopaedics, announced today the successful early clinical results of the first seven pyrocarbon shoulder prostheses that were implanted between April 2009 and December 2009. For numerous orthopedic indications, pyrocarbon implants have demonstrated very favorable implant-on–bone and implant-on-soft tissue fatigue and wear characteristics, leading to reduced patient pain and shorter recovery times.
