Wright Medical Group, Inc. Release: Less Invasive PATH Technique For Total Hip Arthroplasty

ARLINGTON, TN -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 19, 2007 -- Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI), a global orthopaedic medical device company, will sponsor a webcast highlighting the new PATH® minimally invasive (MIS) technique for total hip arthroplasty, led by Brad Penenberg, MD of Los Angeles, California. The web event will be moderated by Lowry Barnes, MD of Little Rock, Arkansas and will take place Friday, January 19 at 5:00 PM PST (8:00 PM EST) on www.OR-Live.com. The live surgery will feature commentary from tennis great Jimmy Connors, a patient who received Wright’s new Conserve® BFH® hip for active patients.