Lydia Ploettner

Founded 1948 in Hamburg, Germany, Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (LINK) produced the first ever joint replacement prosthesis Made in Germany. With sales in over 60 countries worldwide it is among the leading players in the large joint replacement market reaching top 5 in knee replacement. With a solid base in Europe, a strong position in Asia, along with dynamic growth in the U.S. and several emerging markets, LINK has been growing at twice the industry average. The deeply rooted search for improvement through scientific research and academic exchange typifies LINK to this very day. A pioneer of modern joint reconstruction, LINK has products which have set new standards and given it a respected name among the orthopedic community worldwide. The company is strongly focused on further strengthening its leading position in revision surgery and expanding its portfolio of primary implants across new markets. Its strong position in some of the largest markets along with continuously modernized production technologies, have given LINK the necessary economies of scale to be very competitive in even the most challenging growth markets. LINK employees come from all cultural backgrounds and share the desire to improve patient’s well-being. Privately held, completely independent and financially very sound, Helmut D. Link leads the company today with a long-term view on sustainable business development with absolutely no compromise on product and service quality, always following his saying that “We develop, produce and market only implants that we would be willing to have implanted in ourselves.” http://impressum.linkorthopaedics.com http://datenschutzerklaerung.linkorthopaedics.com