...A. Results: COVID Impacts: 1. a. Has strong qtr. above its own expectations and external expectations. Primary reason for that level of over achievement was stronger than anticipated COVID recovery., particularly when Co. looked at back half of the qtr. i. ii. US recovery was stronger and faster across the board, and while Co. continues to see COVID surges in EMEA and China, impact on overall procedure cancellations has been minimal at least so far. iii. Co. sees very strong performance in large joints, and in particular the knee franchise, while set recovery lagged, ZBH's core Recon business at this point. b. Knows its still early in the year, but based on what Co. saw in the qtr., and really current trends into 2Q, its confidence in 2022 growth has definitely increased, and as result, it is raising and tightening its full-year guidance. i. There are clearly number of headwinds that Co. is facing, supply challenges, inflation, Russia-Ukraine, but given the revenue dependence on elective...