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LONDON, Sept. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN[1]), the global medical technology business, today announces the launch of its NOVOSTITCH PRO Meniscal Repair System in Europe after successfully receiving CE mark certification. The NOVOSTITCH PRO Meniscal Repair System expands meniscal repair options to around 600,0001 European patients annually where the only previous option was removal.

Meniscal tears are one of the most common orthopaedic injuries,2 with 70% of patients expecting a repair,3 yet only 15% actually getting one. Instead, the majority may receive a partial removal or a full meniscectomy4,5,6 which has been shown to increase the risk of osteoarthritis in the knee by 53% compared to basel...