surgeons trained in Zimmer  MIS Institutes in 2003 3,372 > 1,500 MIS 2-Incision hip procedures have already been performed Zimmer is the industry leader in  Minimally Invasive Solutions Procedures  and Technologies for orthopaedics. With  MIS , patients are experiencing less tissue trauma, less pain, shorter  hospital stays, and faster recovery times.  MIS procedures are the subject of several rigorous studies. In a 300- case study of the muscle-sparing  MIS 2-Incision TM Hip Replacement Procedure, released in October 2002, over 80 percent of patients were  discharged within 24 hours of surgery, compared with an average of four days with traditional procedures. Patients are returning to work, in many cases, in 2 to 3 weeks instead of 2 to 3 months. Major health insur- ers have begun to provide increased surgeon reimbursement for the Zimmer  MIS 2-Incision procedure  in response to significantly improved outcomes. LEADERSHIP IN MINIMALLY  INVASIVE SOLUTIONS