The nature of the small joints, especially the wrist and ankle joints, defines the prevalence of internal fixation over total joint replacement for these anatomies. The dominance of internal fixation devices, such as plates and screws, are seen in the elbow, wrist and ankle segments, while the shoulder reconstruction market is almost evenly divided between joint replacement and fixation devices.

Abstract
The full report suite on the Indian market for small bone and joint orthopedic devices includes shoulder reconstruction and fixation devices, elbow repair devices, hand and wrist devices and foot and ankle devices.