Surgeons at hospitals across the U.S. completed the first cases using NuVasive's Cohere XLIF.

Alphatec commercially released an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion system.

RTI Surgical enrolled the first patient in a clinical evaluation of its Fortilink Interbody Fusion 3D-printed implants for degenerative disc disease treatment, 3D Printing Industry reports.

The Orthopaedic Implant Company launched its 5.5 millimeter PEEK Suture Anchor System at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Las Vegas, March 12-16.

Titanium-based vertebral body replacement devices generate more revenue than PEEK-based vertebral body replacement devices, according to a Persistence Market Research report.

Nvision Medical Technology's Vector Hammertoe Correction System received FDA clearance.

Additive Implants received FDA clearance for its first product, its 3D-printed titanium alloy SureMAX Cervical Spacer System.

3D-printed implant manufacturer Tangible Solutions expanded its Fairborn, Ohio-based facility, according to 3D Printing Industry.

For patients with chronic sacroiliac joint pain, minimally invasive SI joint arthrodesis with SI-Bone's iFuse Implant System was more effective in improving outcomes over two years compared with conservative management, according to a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 

Larry T. Khoo, MD, and Payman R. Emmanuel, MD, performed the first two surgical cases with Amplify Surgical's dualX Dual Expanding Interbody Fusion System.

Irish Manufacturing Research partnered with nTopology and Renishaw to streamline production of 3D-printed spinal implants, 3D Printing Media Network reports.

Frank Shen, MD, division head for spine surgery at the University of Virginia Health System's department of orthopedic surgery in Charlottesville, discusses the big technology trends in spine surgery that will have an impact on the future.

MTS Systems is helping Nexxt Spine develop porous 3D-printed titanium spinal implants.

Aurora Labs is collaborating with the University of Western Australia in Perth and Royal Perth Hospital to develop 3D-printed titanium implants.

A static magnetic field enhances human bone differentiation in 3D-printed titanium scaffolds, according to a study published in The FASEB Journal and reported in Medscape.

An increasing preference for PEEK-based devices over their metal-based counterparts is driving vertebral body replacement device market growth, according to a Persistence Market Research report.

Keith Maxwell, MD, initiated the Life Spine Simpact Sacroiliac Joint Fixation Outcomes Study.

SI-Bone signed an agreement with PrinterPrezz to develop and build services for potential future 3D-printed implants.

FH Orthopedics published its midterm follow-up results of patients treated with its Lumbar Prothesis.

In 2015, Gartner predicted that medical 3D printing would drive additive manufacturing into the mainstream. Here are five key recent developments in 3D-printed implants, according to engineering.com.