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GUEST EDITORIAL
 Artificial
Disc Replacement: Progress or Hype?
Howard S. An, MD
Dr. An discusses the merits of disc replacement in relation
to those of fusion.
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spine update
Advances
in Osteobiologics in Spine Surgery
S. Tim Yoon, MD, PhD
The majority of these biologics are aimed at enhancing spinal
fusion. Dr. Yoon delineates the principles that can be used
to
evaluate current and future generations of such osteobiologic
products and discusses the most pertinent examples.
Motion
Preservation Technologies: Alternatives to
Spinal Fusion
Kern Singh, MD, and Howard S. An, MD
Three major categories of nonfusion technologies—total disc replacement,
prosthetic nuclear implants, and posterior stabilization devices—are
reviewed. Singh and An note that the emerging nonfusion implants, which
can relieve pain, restore motion, and endure repetitive loads, may become
attractive alternatives to arthrodesis but that judicious use is warranted
until further clinical studies can validate their safety and efficacy. |
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Reimbursement
Essentials
for the Orthopedic
Practice
Sarah
Wiskerchen,
MBA, CPC
Billing and
collections
success comes
from combining
basic “blocking and tackling” reimbursement principles
with technology advances that are accessible to even
small practices.
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Hyaluronans:
Is Clinical
Effectiveness
Dependent
on Molecular
Weight?
Peter
C. Vitanzo,
Jr., MD,
and Brian
J. Sennett,
MD
Vitanzo and Sennett review the literature in order to answer
this question. They note that it is likely that the hyaluronans’ mechanism
of action is based on several probable biological activities mediated through
pharmacologic mechanisms that go beyond the physical, mechanical, and elastoviscous
properties of these products. |
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Autologous
Hamstring
Anterior
Cruciate
Ligament
Reconstruction
in Patients
Older Than
40
Matthew
A. Javernick,
MD, Benjamin
K. Potter,
MD, Andrew
Mack, BS,
Kenneth B.
Dekay, BS,
Kevin P.
Murphy, MD
Is the use of the autologous hamstring technique a viable
option for older patients—can results similar to those seen
with bone-patellar tendon-bone technique be achieved?
Should age alone be a limiting factor in deciding whether
to perform ACL reconstruction?
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