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Table 1

Additive metal (AM) medical implants in clinical use.

Company	AM Type	Surgical application	Material	Year	Reference
Stanmore Implants; Worldwide Ltd	DMLS^a and; EBM^b	Pelvic reconstruction	Ti-6Al-4V^d	2010	[23]
Layerwise	SLM^c	Facial reconstruction	Ti-6Al-4V	2012	[24]
Adler Ortho	EBM	Acetabular cups	Ti-6Al-4V	2007	[25]
Lima-Lto	EBM	Acetabular cups	Ti Grade 2	2007	[25]
Exactech	EBM	Acetabular cups	Ti-6Al-4V	2010	[25, 26]
Advanced Medical Technologies	EBM	Lumbar cage	Ti Grade 2	2009	[25, 27]

Direct metal laser sintering.
^bElectron beam melting.
^cSelective laser melting.
^dTitanium alloy.