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JANUARY FEBRUARY 2009 S PINEL INE
NORTH AMERICAN SPINE SOCIETY
THE CLINICAL AND NEWS MAGAZINE FOR SPINE CARE PROFESSIONALS
CURRENT CONCEPTS
INVITED REVIEW:
INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGING AND
NAVIGATION IN SPINE SURGERY
Can the latest imaging technologies and computer-
assisted surgery meet the challenges facing spine
surgery?
CURVE/COUNTERCURVE:
CERVICAL INJECTIONS: IS THE RISK
WORTH THE BENEFITS?
What are the pros and cons of cervical injections?
RADIOLOGY ROUNDS:
DIASTEMATOMYELIA AND TETHERED
CORD IN A PATIENT WITH DECREASED
SENSATION AND HYPERREFLEXIA
Occult spinal dysraphism rarely presents in
adulthood but should remain in the differential for
certain pain and sensory symptoms.
SOCIOECONOMICS & POLITICS
REGULATORY POLICY:
CMS NATIONAL COVERAGE
DETERMINATIONS:
WHAT’S LURKING ON THE HORIZON?
CMS will make coverage decisions on four spine-
related treatments.
CODING Q & A:
2009 CPT CHANGES FOR SPINE
PROCEDURES
Stay up to date on new codes, tracking codes and
other changes for 2009.
ADVOCACY/LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS/PAC:
MAKING LOCAL CONNECTIONS WORK
FOR YOU
How and why you should become a political activist.
NASS NEWS
NASS SPRING BREAK 2009 IN PUERTO
RICO; SPINE SAFETY ALERTS
