WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania and LEUVEN, Belgium, March 28, 2011 - Synthes, Inc. (SWX: SYST.VX), a leading global medical device company in orthopaedic trauma, spine, and cranio-maxillofacial (CMF), and Materialise NV, a leader in the field of rapid industrial and medical prototyping and innovative software solutions, today announced an exclusive partnership for the development and distribution of Materialise's solutions for Cranio-Maxillofacial (CMF) surgery.