Contents
Commentary
n MESSAGE FROM THE MEDICAL EDITOR
Tragedy Reminds Us 
Stuart M. Weinstein, MD
n FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT
Service to Patients and Professionalism: An Important Reaffirmation 
Stanley A. Herring, MD
n LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Return-to-Play Criteria
Current Concepts
n INVITED REVIEW
Disc Arthroplasty
Hansen A. Yuan, MD; Qi-Bin Bao, PhD
n CURVE/COUNTERCURVE
When Fusion is Deemed Necessary, How Important is Careful Physchological Evaluation?
Michael J. Bolesta, MD; Kevin Gill, MD; Peter B. Polatin, MD; Robert J. Gatchel, PhD
n THE SPINE IN SPORTS
Strength Training in Prepubescent Children and Adolescents
Randal A. Palmitier, MD
n LITERATURE REVIEW
New from the Journals
Jerome Schofferman, MD; L. Erik Westerlund, MD; David Kim, MD; Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD; Kenneth Burres, MD
n ABSTRACT REVIEW
NASS Annual Meeting Abstracts
Scott Boden, MD; Susan Dreyer, MD
Socioeconomics & Politics
n ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY
High Tech and High Touch
Stephen Hochschuler, MD
n PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Administrators’ Tips for Success
Randy Davis, MD and James Reynolds, MD
n CODING Q & A
AMA CPT Code Changes for 2002
Stephen E. Heim, MD; Frank P. Lagattuta, MD
n ADVOCACY/LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS/PAC
NASS 2001 Legislative Priorities Update
Tom Faciszewski, MD
NASS News
Back to Health Month Planned for April 2002
NASS Offers New Patient Education Materials
Compliance Program Guide Available
NASS Launches "Sign, Mark & X-ray Program" to Prevent Wrong-Site Surgery
Spine History Resource Directory Posted on NASS Web Site
Meeting of the Americas Set for April 2002
NASS Salutes 2000-2001 Donors
NASS Conducts Educational Needs Assessment