Spine

University of Virginia researchers found lymphatic vessels in the central nervous system. Prior to this finding, researchers did not think lymphatic vessels existed in the brain and spinal cord.

Here are 8 things for spinal surgeons to know for Oct. 15, 2015.

Here are five things that make the NASS 30th Annual Meeting the greatest spine show on earth.  

Here Brian R. Gantwerker, MD, discusses how hospitals attempt to stand in the way of independent physicians.

Spine Team Texas held a ribbon-cutting for the opening of its new clinic in Allen.

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine neurosurgeon Christopher Loftus, MD, became an honorary citizen of Changzhou, China.

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.