K2M to Showcase 3D Spinal Balance Portfolio and Balance ACS® Platform at IMAST 2018

Spinal solutions to be featured in interactive workshops facilitated by leading surgeons


LEESBURG, Va., July 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTWO) (the “Company” or “K2M”), a global leader of complex spine and minimally invasive solutions focused on achieving three-dimensional Total Body Balance, today announced it will showcase its 3D spinal balance portfolio and Balance ACS® Platform at the 25th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST) in Los Angeles, CA, at Booth #29. Additionally, the Company will host four interactive workshops facilitated by distinguished leaders in spine surgery. 

"K2M is excited to attend this year's IMAST, a prestigious meeting for surgeons to explore the latest topics, technologies, and techniques in spinal deformity," said John P. Kostuik, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder at K2M. "Over the past year, we have grown our product offering—as evidenced by our 100th product milestone and our launch of BACS Patient-Specific Rods & Rails at IMAST. We remain committed each day to inventing new solutions that help surgeons improve the lives of people living with spinal disease.”

At the meeting, K2M will showcase its comprehensive 3D spinal balance portfolio. Products include the YUKON OCT Spinal System, NILE® Alternative Fixation Spinal System, RAVINE® Lateral Access System, EVEREST® MI and MI XT Spinal Systems, CHESAPEAKE® Anterior-Lumbar Stabilization System, OZARK Cervical Plate Systems, and more.
                                                
The Company will also feature Balance ACS (BACS®), which provides solutions to help surgeons achieve balance of the spine by addressing each anatomical vertebral segment with a 360-degree approach to the axial, coronal, and sagittal planes, emphasizing Total Body Balance as an important component of surgical success.

K2M to Host Interactive Workshops in Diamond Salon 6

  • Techniques for Correcting Cervical Spine Deformities
    Wednesday, July 11 (4:00–6:00 p.m.)
    Christopher Ames, MD; Steven Glassman, MD; Jeffrey Gum, MD        
  • Using Spinopelvic Parameters to Optimize Correction in the Adult Patient
    Thursday, July 12 (12:30–1:30 p.m.)
    Christopher Ames, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Robert Lee, BSc, FRCS
  • Alternative Fixation Using Band Technology
    Thursday, July 12 (5:15–6:15 p.m.)
    Gregory Mundis, MD; Burt Yaszay, MD 
  • Hybrid Approaches to Deformity Surgery
    Friday, July 13 (12:00–1:00 p.m.)
    Robert Lee, BSc, FRCS

For more information on K2M's complete product portfolio, visit www.K2M.com. For more information on Balance ACS, visit www.BACS.com.

About K2M Group Holdings, Inc.

K2M Group Holdings, Inc. is a global leader of complex spine and minimally invasive solutions focused on achieving three-dimensional Total Body Balance. Since its inception, K2M has designed, developed, and commercialized innovative complex spine and minimally invasive spine technologies and techniques used by spine surgeons to treat some of the most complicated spinal pathologies. K2M has leveraged these core competencies into Balance ACS, a platform of products, services, and research to help surgeons achieve three-dimensional spinal balance across the axial, coronal, and sagittal planes, with the goal of supporting the full continuum of care to facilitate quality patient outcomes. The Balance ACS platform, in combination with the Company's technologies, techniques and leadership in the 3D-printing of spinal devices, enable K2M to compete favorably in the global spinal surgery market. For more information, visit www.K2M.com and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect current views with respect to, among other things, operations and financial performance.  Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts such as our statements about our expected financial results and guidance and our expectations for future business prospects.  In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as, “outlook,” “guidance,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seeks,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words.

Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties including, among other things: our ability to achieve or sustain profitability in the future; our ability to demonstrate to spine surgeons and hospital customers the merits of our products and to retain their use of our products; pricing pressures and our ability to compete effectively generally; collaboration and consolidation in hospital purchasing; inadequate coverage and reimbursement for our products from third-party payers; lack of long-term clinical data supporting the safety and efficacy of our products; dependence on a limited number of third-party suppliers; our ability to maintain and expand our network of direct sales employees, independent sales agencies and international distributors and their level of sales or distribution activity with respect to our products; proliferation of physician-owned distributorships in the industry; decline in the sale of certain key products; loss of key personnel; our ability to enhance our product offerings through research and development; our ability to maintain adequate working relationships with healthcare professionals; our ability to manage expected growth; our ability to successfully acquire or invest in new or complementary businesses, products or technologies; our ability to educate surgeons on the safe and appropriate use of our products; costs associated with high levels of inventory; impairment of our goodwill and intangible assets; disruptions to our corporate headquarters and operations facilities or critical information technology systems or those of our suppliers, distributors or surgeon users; our ability to ship a sufficient number of our products to meet demand; our ability to strengthen our brand; fluctuations in insurance cost and availability; our ability to remediate the material weaknesses in our IT general controls; our ability to comply with extensive governmental regulation within the United States and foreign jurisdictions; 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Media Contact:

         Zeno Group on behalf of K2M Group Holdings, Inc.
         Christian Emering, 212-299-8985
         Christian.Emering@ZenoGroup.com 

Investor Contact:

         Westwicke Partners on behalf of K2M Group Holdings, Inc.
         Mike Piccinino, CFA, 443-213-0500
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