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 Editorial

n MESSAGE FROM THE MEDICAL EDITOR
Happy New Year!   
Eeric Truumees, MD


n FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT
Leveraging 25 Years of Fostering Quality Spine Care 
Ray M. Baker, MD


n LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Parviz Kambin, MD 
Reply: Jack Stern, MD, PhD  
 

 

 Current Concepts

n CURVE/COUNTERCURVE
Fusion or Arthroplasty for a Symptomatic Degenerative Disc? 
Richard D. Guyer, MD; Lou G. Jenis, MD; Jeffrey C. Wang, MD


n 24TH NASS ANNUAL MEETING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Health Care Reform: How Do We Move Forward? 
Stephen L. Ondra, MD


n 24TH NASS ANNUAL MEETING
NASS 2009: An Interventionalist Spine Specialist's Perspective 
Faisel Zaman, MD

 

n 24TH ANNUAL MEETING
Best Papers of NASS 2009 
 

n 24TH ANNUAL MEETING
TSJ Outstanding Papers & Editors' Choice Award 

n 24TH ANNUAL MEETING
NASS Presents 2009 Grant and Fellowship Awards 


 Socioeconomics &  Politics

n CODING Q & A
Coding Transpedicular Approach for Lumbar Posterolateral, Extradural Exploration/Decompression vs Percutaneous Disc Decompression
vs Annuloplasty
 
David O'Brien Jr, MD; Christopher Kauffman, MD
 

n ADVOCACY/LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
Developing a Relationship with AMA 
Alok Sharan, MD; Douglas Slaughter, MD; Nicholas A. Schilligo, MS

 

 NASS News  

24th Annual Meeting • San Francisco • November 10-14
   Record Attendance at 24th Annual Meeting
24th Annual Meeting • San Francisco • November 10-14
   NASS Announces 2009 Recognition Award Winners
24th Annual Meeting • San Francisco • November 10-14
   In Memoriam
24th Annual Meeting • San Francisco • November 10-14
   In the News: 24th Annual Meeting Edition
24th Annual Meeting • San Francisco • November 10-14
   NASS Launches Patient Education Web Site
10 NASS Benefits You Won’t Want to be Without in 2010
Thank You 2009 Research Fund Donors
NASS Thanks Contributors
Spine Safety Notices
FDA Announces Labeling Changes to Several Drugs




 

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