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Researchers from RMIT University's Advanced Manufacturing Precinct in Melbourne, Australia, are using 3D printing for bone replacements after they developed the country's first 3D printed spinal implant, which was successfully used in a 2015 procedure, reports OpenGov Asia.

Three orthopedic surgeons treated professional athletes in June 2019:

Kirkland, Wash.-based Axis Stem Cell Institute is bringing its regenerative medicine therapies to Seattle.

A team of College Station-based Texas A&M University engineers and physicians are using 3D printed simulators and visualized performance data to enhance orthopedic surgeon residencies.

Adam Mullan, MD, a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician at Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, talked about how clinicians can use ultrasound technology to improve rehabilitative treatments.

William Meyers, MD, will operate on Chicago Bulls center Wendell Carter Jr., to address a core muscle injury July 9.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center now offers patients a 24/7 phone scheduling option, the first orthopedic practice in Birmingham to do so.

Medtronic completed its acquisition of Titan Spine, a private company focused on titanium spinal implants and surface technology.

USA Synchro, the national governing body for synchronized swimming, partnered with TeachAids to promote athlete safety through concussion education, reports Swimming World Magazine.

Researchers at Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing methods to make 3D-printed customizable devices with soft tissue properties, reports Medgadget.