ATEC Alphatec Holdings Inc

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 present at the following conferences in March, 2010:

• RBC Capital Markets Healthcare Conference at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at the New York Palace Hotel, New York City.

• Cowen and Company 30^th Annual Health Care Conference at 4:45 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 8, 2010 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, Massachusetts.

• Canaccord Adams Musculoskeletal Conference at 8:40 a.m. Central Time on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana.

• Roth Capital 22^nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, March 15, 2010 at the Ritz-Carlton, Dana Point, California.

During such presentation, Dirk Kuyper, Alphatec Spine's President and Chief Executive Officer and Peter Wulff, Chief Financial Officer will provide a corporate overview of the Company.  A live audio webcast of each presentation 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 Holdings, 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.

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