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NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2009 S PINEL INE
NORTH AMERICAN SPINE SOCIETY
THE CLINICAL AND NEWS MAGAZINE FOR SPINE CARE PROFESSIONALS
DEBATING HEALTH CARE REFORM
CURRENT CONCEPTS
CURVE/COUNTERCURVE
FUSION OR ARTHROPLASTY FOR A
SYMPTOMATIC DEGENERATIVE DISC?
What would you recommend for a patient seeking
a surgical solution for long-term, worsening axial
pain?
ANNUAL MEETING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
HEALTH CARE REFORM:
HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD?
VA Policy Advisor and NASS member Dr. Stephen
Ondra addresses NASS attendees.
ANNUAL MEETING REVIEW
NASS 2009
An interventional spine specialist’s perspective.
ANNUAL MEETING COVERAGE
BEST PAPERS, TSJ OUTSTANDING
PAPERS AND RESEARCH AWARDS
This year’s top-rated papers, OPA winners, grant
& fellowship recipients.
SOCIOECONOMICS & POLITICS
CODING Q & A
CODING TRANSPEDICULAR APPROACH
FOR LUMBAR POSTEROLATERAL
EXTRADURAL EXPLORATION/
DECOMPRESSION VS PDD VS
ANNULOPLASTY
Coding differences are highlighted for these
distinct procedures.
ADVOCACY/LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE AMA
NASS advocacy efforts influence the health care
debate at the AMA.
NASS NEWS
NASS RECOGNITION AWARD WINNERS;
NEW PATIENT WEB SITE LAUNCHED
