Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Centura Orthopedics now offers 3D-printed knee replacements, according to The Colorado Springs Business Journal.

Frost & Sullivan granted Vallum's PEEKplus spinal interbody fusion device the 2018 North America New Product Innovation Award.

NuVasive received FDA 510(k) clearance for expanded use of its Monolith Corpectomy System.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona now exclusively covers minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion with SI-BONE's iFuse Implant System.

German-based minimally invasive spinal surgery technology developer joimax will showcase its portfolio at the German Spine Society annual meeting in Wiesbaden, Germany, Dec. 6-8.

Researchers developed a 3D optical scanning technique to identify wear patterns in hip prostheses, according to kivitv.com.

In patients younger than 65 years of age, small-head cemented ceramic-on-polyethylene hip implants were the most cost-effective, according to a study in Value in Health.

LimaCorporate launched the SMR TT Hybrid Glenoid in the U.S. and New Zealand.

The cervical spacer system market is growing, according to a Future Market Insights report.

Osseus Fusion Systems received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Aries 3D-printed titanium spinal implants, 3D Printing Industry reports.

Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center is the first hospital in the Southeastern U.S. to use SpineJack, an implantable system designed to relieve acute vertebral compression fracture pain.

In2Bones Global launched the CoLink View Plating System.

United Orthopedic Corp. received FDA 510(k) clearance for its vitamin E highly cross-linked polyethylene hip liner.

According to a study in Spine, 3D-printed vertebral body and segmental spine models accurately mimic human tissue on C-arm fluoroscopic images.

The 3,000th spinal surgery was performed using Medicrea's patient-specific UNiD Adaptive Spine Intelligence technology.

Minimally invasive spine surgeons adopted 3D-printing technology by using biomodeling to optimize preoperative planning, according to an article in Minimally Invasive Surgery.

In partnership with Ahmed Khan, MD, of Central Connecticut Neurosurgery and Spine in New Britain, Life Spine initiated its Prolift Expandable Interbody System clinical study.

Nanovis now offers its FortiCore rotatable posterior lumbar interbody fusion device in 22 millimeter and 25 millimeter lengths.

Surgeons completed the first procedures using Camber Spine's Enza-A Titanium Anterior Lumber Interbody Fusion device.

Researchers at Nottingham Trent University in the U.K. are 3D-printing spine models for surgical training, 3Ders.org reports.