September/October 2000

Contents

 Commentary  

n MESSAGE FROM THE MEDICAL EDITOR

SpineLine Debuts 
Stuart M. Weinstein, MD

n FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT

The Year in Review 
Neil Kahanovitz, MD

 Current Concepts 

n INVITED REVIEW

Spinal Cord Injury Research: Current Status and Clinical Implications 
Gregory Carlson, MD

n CURVE/COUNTERCURVE

Acute Foot-drop from Massive Disc Extrusion 
David Fardon, MD and Jerome Schofferman, MD

n THE SPINE IN SPORTS

The Role of the Spine in the Throwing Athlete 
Joel Press, MD and Jeffrey Young, MD, MA

n ABSTRACT REVIEW
NASS Annual Meeting Abstracts 
Scott Boden, MD; Susan Dreyer, MD

n 1998 NASS RESEARCH GRANT WINNERS    

Cyclic Failure of Multi-segment Pedicle Screw Systems
J. Sun, MD; Eugene Carragee, MD; D. Kim, MD et al

Gene Therapy for Spinal Fusion
J. Wang, MD; L. Kanim, MA; S. Yoo, BS, et al

The Natural History of Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
B. Fredrickson; D. Baker; A. Murtland, et al

 Socioeconomics & Politics 

n ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY

High Technology Applications to a Spinal Practice 
Stephen Hochschuler, MD

n PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

n CODING Q & A