November/December 2002

Contents

 Commentary  

n MESSAGE FROM THE MEDICAL EDITOR

Random Observations on the NASS Annual Meeting, Montreal 2002 
Stuart M. Weinstein, MD

n FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT

NASS Themes for 2003: Patient Safety and Advocacy 

 Current Concepts 

n INVITED REVIEW

Bone Graft Extenders: Biology and Options for Enhancing
Graft Consolidation 
Jeffrey C. Wang, MD; Alan S. Hilibrand, MD; Jim A. Youssef, MD

n CURVE/COUNTERCURVE

Should Excised Disc Material Undergo Pathologic Analysis? 
William Tally, MD; Jonathan J. Grauer, MD; Alexander Vaccaro, MD; Harry N. Herkowitz, MD

n SPECIAL FEATURE

Everyone Has a Responsibility for Patient Safety, Part III: The Institution’s Role 
David A. Wong, MD, MSc, FRCS(C)

n LITERATURE REVIEW
New from the Journals 
Kenneth P. Burres, MD; Brian K. Kwon, MD, FRCSC; John M. Beiner, MD; Jonathan N. Grauer, MD; Aiden Devitt, MCh, FRCS; Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD

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

n RADIOLOGY ROUNDS

Case Report: Facet Joint Injury in a Young Athlete    
Thomas J. Gilbert, MD; William J. Mullin, MD; Kenneth B. Heithoff, MD

 Socioeconomics & Politics 

n ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY

n PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

n CODING Q & A