Contents

 Commentary

n MESSAGE FROM THE MEDICAL EDITOR
Spine Care Training   
Eeric Truumees, MD

n FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT
A Year of Change 
Richard D. Guyer, MD

 Current Concepts

n INVITED REVIEW
Participation and Supervision of Orthopedic Residents during Spine Surgery: A National Survey and Analysis 
Jared Brandoff, MD; Dimitriy Kondrashov, MD; Farhan Siddiqi, MD; Victor Hayes,
MD; Rohit Verma, MD; Jeff Silber, MD

n CURVE/COUNTERCURVE
Resident Work Hour Limitations 
Ingrid Philibert; Wellington Hsu, MD; Jeffrey C. Wang, MD

n LITERATURE REVIEW
New from the Journals 

Paul M. Arnold, MD; Debdut Biswas, BA; Jonathan N. Grauer, MD 

 Socioeconomics &  Politics

n ETHICAL/LEGAL
Ethical Issues Related to Training Future Spine Care Physicians 
Howard Morgan, MD, MA, FACS; Christopher Madden, MD

n PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
The Ultimate Reimbursement Battle: Appealing a Medicare Claim to an Administrative Law Judge Level 
Paul Schwaegler, MD 

n CODING Q & A
Spinal Facet Joint Injections and Nerve Blocks 
David O'Brien, Jr, MD

n ADVOCACY/LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS/PAC
Preserving Office-Based Imaging and Physical Therapy 
Jeffrey J. Wise, MD

 NASS News