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6 March 2018 Vol. 2018 No. 2 PUBLISHER Scott Becker / Publisher sbecker@beckershealthcare.com EDITORS Molly Gamble / Editor in Chief, Becker's Hospital Review Laura Dyrda / Editor in Chief, Becker's ASC Review & Becker's Spine Review Heather Punke / Managing Editor Ayla Ellison / Managing Editor Emily Rappleye / Assistant Editor Tamara Rosin / Assistant Editor Megan Wood / Assistant Editor Mary Rechtoris /Assistant Editor Anuja Vaidya /Assistant Editor WRITERS/REPORTERS Mackenzie Bean / Writer/Reporter Erin Dietsche / Writer/Reporter Kelly Gooch / Senior Writer/Reporter Morgan Haefner / Writer/Reporter Brooke Murphy / Writer/Reporter Alyssa Rege / Writer/Reporter Brian Zimmerman / Writer/Reporter Eric Oliver / Writer/Reporter Jessica Kim Cohen / Writer/Reporter BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Jessica Cole / President & CEO 312-505-9387 / jcole@beckershealthcare.com Katie Atwood / Vice President of Operations 219-746-2149 / katwood@beckershealthcare.com Maggie Wrona / Director of Sales/Strategy 847-533-4118/ mwrona@beckershealthcare.com Emma Boehmer / Events and Operations Manager 312-982-0960 / eboehmer@beckershealthcare.com Ryan Ciepley / Assistant Events Account Manager 312-448-9243 / rciepley@beckershealthcare.com Abbie Crouse / Key Account and Business Development Manager 312-982-0032 / acrouse@beckershealthcare.com Anna Devine / Key Account Manager and Operations Associate 312-982-0970 / adevine@beckershealthcare.com Leah Fishbein / Client Strategy/Marketing Manager 312-448-9232 / lfishbein@beckershealthcare.com Emma Goodman / HR/Recruiting/Operations Coordinator 312-448-9239 / egoodman@beckershealthcare.com Maura Jodoin / Account Executive - Integrated Campaigns 708-822-1786 / mjodoin@beckershealthcare.com Haley Jones / Assistant Account Manager 312-929-3682 / hjones@beckershealthcare.com Scott Jones / Marketing & Events Coordinator 312-448-9244 / sjones@beckershealthcare.com Sarah Lohr / Key Account, Recruiting, Operations Associate 312-448-9234 / slohr@beckershealthcare.com Ariel Leung / Key Client Account Manager 312-948-8559 / aleung@beckershealthcare.com Megan McCormack / Ad Operations/Marketing Coordinator 312-448-9246 / mmccormack@beckershealthcare.com Margo Vieceli / Key Account Manager and Operations Director 312-448-9241 / mvieceli@beckershealthcare.com Jessi Young / Speaker Manager & Event Promotions 312-235-6272 / jyoung@beckershealthcare.com Becker's Spine Review is published by ASC Communications. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part of the contents without the express written permission is prohibited. For reprint or subscription re- quests, please contact (800) 417-2035 or e-mail sbecker@beckershealthcare.com. For information regarding Becker's ASC Review, Becker's Hospital Review or Becker's Hospital Review, please call (800) 417-2035. Features Send your letters to the editor, opinions and responses to editorial@ beckershealthcare.com or Becker's Spine Review, 17 N. State St, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60602 Publisher's Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 SPINE SURGEONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Curbing Opioid Use for Vertebral Compression Fractures With Balloon Kyphoplasty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 DEVICES & IMPLANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: SmartScrew Technology Reduces Radiation Exposure and OR Time in MIS Lumbar Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 OUTPATIENT SURGERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 HEALTHCARE NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Advertising Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 140 PHYSICIANS SPEAKING, PRIMARILY SPINE & ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS 222+ SPEAKERS TOTAL REGISTER HERE beckersasc.com/june-conference registration@beckershealthcare.com, jcole@beckershealthcare.com sbecker@beckershealthcare.com or 800.417.2035. 16TH ANNUAL FUTURE OF SPINE + THE SPINE, ORTHOPEDIC AND PAIN MANAGEMENT-DRIVEN ASC CONFERENCE JUNE 14-16, 2018 | SWISSÔTEL | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS BECKER'S ASC REVIEW KEYNOTES BY JOE MONTANA Former American Football Quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs TUCKER CARLSON I. NAYA KEHAYES Principal, ECG Management Consultants RICHARD WOHNS MD, JD, MBA, Founder, President and