Contents

 Editorial

n MESSAGE FROM THE MEDICAL EDITOR
Docs on the Bay: The NASS San Francisco Meeting   
Eeric Truumees, MD


n FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT
On the Bridge to Health Care Reform 
Charles L. Branch, Jr, MD


n LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jordan H. Trafimow, MD 
Reply: Jeffrey C. Wang, MD

Jeffrey S. Oppenheim, MD 
Reply: Scott R. Laker, MD; Christopher J. Standaert, MD 

 Current Concepts

n INVITED REVIEW
Lasers in Spine Surgery: A Review 
Jack Stern, MD, PhD, FACS


n COMMENTARY
Lasers in Spine Surgery...and Other Controversial Topics 
Robert S. Biscup, DO, MS, FAOAO


n RADIOLOGY ROUNDS
Vertebral Hemangiomas 
Eeric Truumees, MD; Francis H. Shen, MD

n RESEARCH NOTES
Survey Results: Current Antibiotic Prophylaxis Practices in Spine Surgery 
Belinda Duszynski

n LITERATURE REVIEW
New from the Journals 
Michael E. Frey, MD; John Toton, MD


 Socioeconomics &  Politics

n REGULATORY POLICY
Health Policy Review and PERC 
Charles Mick, MD; Allison Waxler, MS

n CODING Q & A
Coding for Surgical Correction of Spinal Deformity 
R. Dale Blasier, MD
 

n ADVOCACY/LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
NASS Focuses on Legislative Health Care Reform 
Raj Rao, MD; Nicholas A. Schilligo, MS

 NASS News