January/February 2002

 Commentary    

n MESSAGE FROM THE MEDICAL EDITOR

The Gray Zone 
Stuart M. Weinstein, MD

n FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT

Transforming Acts of Atrocity into Acts of Compassion 
Stanley A. Herring, MD

n LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

Disc Prostheses Are Distinctly Different
Paul C. MacAfee, MD

 Current Concepts 

n INVITED REVIEW
An Introduction to Impairment Evaluation of the Lumbar Spine 
R. H. Haralson, MD, MBA

n CURVE/COUNTERCURVE

Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy --- Front or Back? 
Morteza  Farr, DO; Richard T. Holt, MD; Eiji Wada, MD; David Fardon, MD

n SPINE IN SPORTS

Atlantoaxial Instability and Sports Participation in Children with Down Syndrome 
Sean D. Early, MD; Vernon T. Tolo, MD

n LITERATURE REVIEW
New from the Journals 
David Bagnall, MD; Jerome Schofferman, MD; David Kim, MD; Erik Westerlund, MD; Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD; Kenneth P. Burres, MD

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

n RADIOLOGY ROUNDS

Case Report 
Kenneth B. Heithoff, MD; William J. Mullin, MD; Thomas J. Gilbert, Jr, MD, MPP 

 Socioeconomics & Politics 

n ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY
Electronic Medical Records 
Stephen Hochshuler, MD

n PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Ten Steps to Implement a Compliance Program 
Frank P. Lagattuta, MD; Michael Wolff, MD 

n CODING Q & A

n ETHICAL/LEGAL

Aspects of the Independent Medical Evaluation  
Howard Morgan, MD, MA, FACS; Phillip G. Benton, MD, JD

n ADVOCACY/LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS/PAC

NASS Members Provide Input to Congress on CMS Reform 
Tom Faciszewski, MD 

 NASS News