July/August 2004

Contents

 Commentary

n MESSAGE FROM THE MEDICAL EDITOR
Specialty Schizophrenia 
Stuart M. Weinstein, MD

n FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT
A Tribute to Tom Mayer
Thomas J. Errico, MD

n LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 
Injection Coding Clarification
Michael J. Jaffe, MD

Dr. Baker Replies
Ray Baker, MD

 Current Concepts

n INVITED REVIEW
Biomechanics of  Dynamic and Static Anterior Cervical Plates 
Darrel S. Brodke, MD; R. Alexander Mohr, MD

n CURVE/COUNTERCURVE
Cervical Radicular Pain: Transforaminal vs Interlaminar Steroid Injections 
Richard Derby, MD; Ray Baker, MD; Paul Dreyfuss, MD; Stuart M. Weinstein, MD

n LITERATURE REVIEW
New from the Journals 
Paul M. Arnold, MD; Gert K. Polzhofer, MD; Inneke H. Drespe; Jonathan N. Grauer, MD; Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD; David Bagnall, MD

n ABSTRACT REVIEW
NASS Annual Meeting Abstracts 
Michael Schaufele, MD; Scott Boden, MD

 Socioeconomics & Politics

 n PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Medication Refill Policy 
James B. Reynolds, MD

n CODING Q & A
Relief in Sight for 76005 Denials? 
Charles A. Mick, MD

n ETHICAL/LEGAL
Legal Aspects of Peer Review 
Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, JD

n ADVOCACY/LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS/PAC
NASS & Specialty Alliance Discuss Issues with Congressional Leaders 
David A. Wong, MD, FRCS(C)

 NASS News