Contents

 Commentary  

n MESSAGE FROM THE MEDICAL EDITOR

Passion, Paranoia and Priorities 
Stuart M. Weinstein, MD

n FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT

Mr. Reynolds 
Volker K.H. Sonntag, MD

 Current Concepts 

n INVITED REVIEW

n CURVE/COUNTERCURVE

Cervical Disc Herniation 
Alan S. Hilibrand, MD; Kevin T. Foley, MD; and David Fardon, MD

n THE SPINE IN SPORTS

Report from the Inter-Association Task Force for the Appropriate Care of the Spine-Injured Athlete 
Stuart M. Weinstein, MD

n LITERATURE REVIEW
New from the Journals 

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

n 1994 NASS RESEARCH GRANT WINNERS 

Combined Spinal Surgery and Tertiary Rehabilitation: A Prospective Evaluation Study of Treatment Efficacy
T. Mayer, MD; R. Gatchel, MD; P. McMahon, BA; B. Sparks, MA; and P. Pegues, RN

Effects of Intradiscal Proliferant Solutions on Fibroplasia Growth
J.B. Massie, MS; V. Mooney, MD; C.S. Yu; and S.R. Garfin, MD

 Socioeconomics & Politics 

n ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY

Enhance Patient Care and Efficiency with Teleconferencing 
Stephen Hochschuler, MD

n CODING Q & A