Alphatec Spine to Host Investor Community Breakfast During the North American Spine...

Alphatec Spine to Host Investor Community Breakfast During the North American
Spine Society Annual Meeting

CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alphatec Holdings, Inc.
(Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a medical device
company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the
surgical treatment of spine disorders, with a focus on treating conditions
related to the aging spine, today announced it will host an Investor Community
Breakfast for investors and analysts in conjunction with the North American
Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, from 7:30
a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time at The InterContinental Hotel, San Francisco,
California.

The agenda will include key updates from Dirk Kuyper, President and Chief
Executive Officer and Peter Wulff, Chief Financial Officer, focusing on the
Company's strategy, new product demonstrations and a question and answer
session. Management will showcase key new products from its Core Spinal Fusion
category, Minimally Invasive category and the Aging Spine category:

* Core Spinal Fusion

-- SOLUS Stand-alone ALIF Device
-- Biologics Products

* Minimally Invasive Solutions

-- GLIF/ARC Portal Access System (Guided Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
-- Illico SE Posterior Fixation System

* Aging Spine

-- OsseoFix Structural Osteoplasty
-- OsseoScrew Pedicle Screw
-- HeliFix Interspinous Device
A live audio webcast of the presentation of the Company's Investor Community
Breakfast will be accessible through the Company's investor relations website at
www.alphatecspine.com. An archived edition of the presentation will be available
later that day and will be available for at least 30 days afterwards.

About Alphatec Spine

Alphatec Spine, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphatec Holdings, Inc.
(Nasdaq:ATEC). Alphatec Spine is a medical device company that designs,
develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine
disorders, primarily focused on the aging spine. The Company's mission is to
combine world-class customer service with innovative, surgeon-driven design that
will help improve the aging patient's quality of life. The Company is poised to
achieve its goal through new solutions for patients with osteoporosis, stenosis
and other aging spine deformities, improved minimally invasive products and
techniques and integrated biologics solutions. In addition to its U.S.
operations, the Company also markets its spine products in Europe. In Asia, the
Company markets a broad line of spine and orthopedic products through its
subsidiary, Alphatec Pacific, Inc. For more information, please visit
www.alphatecspine.com.

The Alphatec Spine, Inc. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=3520

Also visit the Aging Spine Center, www.agingspinecenter.com, a web-based
information portal for healthcare providers and patients regarding aging spine
disorders and their treatment. The Company is working with the National
Osteoporosis Foundation as well as other clinical portals that provide
peer-reviewed content, to populate the Aging Spine Center. The interactive
website enables patients to review pertinent information about disorders that
affect the aging spine in an easy-to-understand format that includes videos,
graphics and questions that should be asked of caregivers. Medical information
on the website includes published abstracts regarding the aging spine.

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CONTACT: Alphatec Spine, Inc.
Peter C. Wulff, Chief Financial Officer
(760) 494-6746
investorrelations@alphatecspine.com

Westwicke Partners
Lynn C. Pieper
(415) 202-5678
lynn.pieper@westwicke.com