Contents 

 Commentary

n   IN MEMORIAM
Leon L. Wiltse, MD   

n   MESSAGE FROM THE MEDICAL EDITOR
Conflict of Interest   
Stuart M. Weinstein, MD

n GUEST EDITORIAL
Conflict of Interest: The Need for Regulations 
Wilton H. Bunch, MD, PhD, MBA, MDiv

n FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT
What Happened to the History and Physical?  
Joel M. Press, MD

 Current Concepts

n INVITED REVIEW
Can Artificial Disc Replacement Live Up to Its Promise? 
Colin Nelson; Paul McAfee, MD; Sohail Mirza, MD, MPH

n CURVE/COUNTERCURVE
Severe Cervical Stenosis: Operative Treatment or Continued Conservative Care? 
Carl  Lauryssen, MD; K. Daniel Riew, MD; Jeffrey C, Wang, MD

n LITERATURE REVIEW
New from the Journals 
AJ Valenson, BS; Jonathan N. Grauer, MD; Robert J. Gatchel, PhD; Paul M. Arnold, MD, FACS

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

 Socioeconnomics & Politics 

n PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Managing the Unmanageable: Care of the Difficult Patient 
Robert H. Byers, MD; Lisa Elvin, RN, MSN, NP

n CODING Q & A
Coding a Burst Fracture 
NASS Operative Coding Committee, William Mitchell, MD, Chair

n REGULATORY POLICY
CMS Code Corrections 
Charles Mick, MD
 

n ETHICAL/LEGAL
NASS Adopts  Bold Disclosure Policy 
Sohail Mirza, MD, MPH; Stanley A. Herring, MD

n ADVOCACY/LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS/PAC
Access at Risk? Maybe Not. Flawed Formula? Definitely. 
Jeffrey J. Wise, MD

 NASS News