Spine

Chinese orthopedic surgeons visited Houston Methodist West Hospital for surgical training, according to Katy Times.

Researchers analyzed a survey that included nearly 472,000 individuals who claimed to have taken opioids for non-medical reasons between 2004 and 2012 and examined the national statistics on death causes between this time period,  according to pulse.

Gil Tepper, MD, medical director of the Miracle Mile Medical Center in Los Angeles led the surgery to successfully implant the first ActivL disc replacement device in California.

Christopher Bono, MD, was elected president of the North American Spine Society at the annual meeting held this week.

The North American Spine Foundation plans to award two research grants to the Children's Spine Foundation. Here are five key notes on the award.

A new study published in Spine compares the radiation dose for preoperative CT to preplan spine procedures.

Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit named Sandeep Mittal, MD, chairman of the department of neurosurgery, according to Oakland Press Business.

In Virginia, more people died from heroin and opioid use than highway fatalities last year, according to News-Plex.

A new study published in Spine examines the reoperation rate for symptomatic non-unions for one-, two- and three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusions.

Carl Lauryssen, MD, performed the first cervical disc replacement in Austin, Texas, with the Prestige LP Cervical Disc System from Medtronic.