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November 2017
Vol. 2017 No. 6
Features
Publisher's Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
SPINE SURGEONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Sarcoplasty: A Treatment for
Pathological Sacral Fractures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
DEVICES & IMPLANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
30 Minimally Invasive Spine Products to Know . . . . . . . . . 42
OUTPATIENT SURGERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
HEALTHCARE NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Advertising Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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KEYNOTES BY
JOE MONTANA
Former American Football Quarterback,
San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs
TUCKER CARLSON
Host, Tucker Carlson Tonight and Founder,
The Daily Caller
ANDREW HAYEK
Chief Executive Officer, OptumHealth
and Chief Executive Officer,
Surgical Care Affiliates
HOLLY BUCKLEY
JD, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
I. NAYA KEHAYES
Principal, ECG Management Consultants
RICHARD WOHNS
MD, JD, MBA, Founder, President and
Board Certified Neurosurgeon, NeoSpine
FRANK PHILLIPS
MD, Director, Division of Spine Surgery,
Professor, Orthopaedic Surger y,
Rush University Medical Center
JAMES LYNCH
MD, FRCSI, FA ANS, Spinal Neurosurgeon
and Founder/Chairman, SpineNevada
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