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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.

Orthopedic surgeon Leigh Ann Curl, MD, served as one of five judges of the NFL's fourth annual "1st and Future" event Feb. 2 at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, NFL reports.

Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is among the hospitals, health systems and private practices transitioning care to the outpatient setting, according to the Pensacola News Journal.

The VA is continuing to expand its national integrated virtual 3D printing network, which grew from three hospitals in early 2017 to 20 at the end of 2018.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and co-chair of medical affairs at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles.

Researchers in London developed a copper implant that is designed to treat Osteomyelitis, a rare condition of bone inflammation caused by infection, according to The Siasat Daily.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery expanded its collaboration with the Aspen Institute's Sports & Society Program through 2025.

Flexible fixation and 3D-printing technology are driving the orthopedic trauma market, according to a Market Research Blog report.

Michelle Carlson, MD, performed ligament repair surgery on Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie's right thumb, the NBA reports.

Cleveland-based MetroHealth opened a new sports medicine and physical therapy office in Brecksville, Ohio.