Zimmer Presents Trabecular Metal Technology Experience at AAOS Annu...( WARSAW Ind. Feb. 25 /- Zimmer Holding...),Health

WARSAW, Ind., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH; SWX: ZMH), a leader in the orthopaedic industry, today announced that an interactive Trabecular Metal(TM) Technology experience will be among the highlights of the Company's presence at the 76th annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) meeting in Las Vegas. During AAOS 2009, Zimmer will showcase a number of new product launches that span the Company's portfolio, and The Zimmer Institute will host presentations at an on-site education theater.

"We've always considered the Academy meeting to be a great place to showcase our products and technologies, and an unmatched forum for interacting with surgeons and researchers from around the world," said David Dvorak, President and CEO of Zimmer Holdings. "This year we're particularly excited to present an interactive environment for surgeons to explore our Trabecular Metal technology, as well as a series of presentations in our on-site Zimmer Institute theater."

Highlights of Zimmer's activities at the AAOS meeting include:

• The Trabecular Metal Technology experience on the second floor of the Zimmer exhibit will provide guests with an interactive environment to explore the structure, function and physiology of the only tantalum-engineered porous implant material. Exclusive to Zimmer, Trabecular Metal Technology is supported by more than 11 years of clinical experience. The material replicates the structure of cancellous bone more closely than other implant materials and is conducive to more normal bone formation and bone in-growth.

• The Zimmer Institute will be hosting an on-site theater and sawbones laboratory sessions featuring presentations on a number of Z
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