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May 2019
Vol. 2019 No. 3
PUBLISHER
Scott Becker / Publisher
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EDITORS
Molly Gamble / Vice President of Editorial/Editor in Chief, Becker's Hospital
Review
Laura Dyrda / Editor in Chief, Becker's ASC Review & Becker's Spine Review
Ayla Ellison / Managing Editor
Emily Rappleye / Managing Editor
Brian Zimmerman / Custom Content Editor
Kara Hemphill / Copy Editor
Angela Myers / Copy Editor
John Scheibel / Copy Editor
Mackenzie Bean / Editor
Morgan Haefner / Editor
Alia Paavola / Editor
Anuja Vaidya / Assistant Editor/List Manager
Mackenzie Garrity / Assistant Editor
WRITERS/REPORTERS
Alan Condon / Writer/Reporter
Kelly Gooch / Senior Writer/Reporter
Eric Oliver / Senior Writer/Reporter
Jackie Drees / Writer/Reporter
Andrea Park / Writer/Reporter
Rachel Popa / Writer/Reporter
Angie Stewart / Writer/Reporter
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Features
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Publisher's Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SPINE SURGEONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
What spine surgeons need for better patient care, that don't
exist already . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SPONSORED ARTICLE: Optimization of Herniated Disc Repair
in Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
DEVICES AND IMPLANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
The spine surgery devices, techniques that won't stand the
test of time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: 10 things to know about Orthofix
Spine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
SPEAKER SERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: How a clinical care pathway ignites
treatment options for vertebral compression fracture
patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
OUTPATIENT SURGERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
10 things to know about spine surgery in ASCs for 2019 . 47
HEALTHCARE NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
The 10 challenges, opportunities healthcare executives
expect to face in 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Medtronic acquires Titan Spine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Advertising Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
