 |  |  |  |  |  |  | THE SPINE JOURNAL |  |  |  |  |  |  | A Multidisciplinary Journal of Spinal Disorders Official Journal of The North American Spine Society
|  | |  | Editorial Board |  | Editor-in-Chief: |  | | Charles L. Branch, Jr., MD | Winston-Salem, NC, USA
|  | Managing Editor: |  | | J. E. Kenyon | Tel: 630-230-3645Fax: 630-230-3745
|  | Deputy Editors: |  | | P. M. Arnold, MD |
Special Features, Kansas City, KS, USA
|  | | P. B. Bishop, DC, MD, PhD |
Interventional Medicine & Rehab, Vancouver, BC, Canada
|  | | E. J. Carragee, MD |
Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford, CA, USA
|  | | S. Haldeman, DC, MD, PhD |
Nonoperative Care, Santa Ana, CA, USA; NASS Past President
|  | | D. K. Resnick, MD |
Neurosurgery, Madison, WI, USA
|  | | J. C. Wang, MD |
Basic Science, Santa Monica, CA
|  | Associate Board Members: |  | | T. J. Albert, MD | Philadelphia, PA, USA
|  | | J. T. Alexander, MD | Winston-Salem, NC, USA
|  | | P. A. Anderson, MD | Madison, WI, USA
|  | | A. Araghi, DO | Phoenix, AZ, USA
|  | | R. A. Balderston, MD | Philadelphia, PA, USA
|  | | N. G. Baldwin, MD, PA | Lubbock, TX, USA
|  | | G. R. Bell, MD | Cleveland, OH, USA
|  | | E. C. Benzel, MD | Cleveland, OH, USA
|  | | A. Biyani, MD | Toledo, OH, USA
|  | | N. Bogduk, MD | Newcastle, Australia
|  | | A. L. Carl | Albany, NY, USA
|  | | J. D. Cassidy, PhD, Dr MSc | Toronto, ON, Canada
|  | | T. C. Chen, MD, PhD | Los Angeles, CA, USA
|  | | P. J. Connolly, MD | Worcester, MA, USA
|  | | N. R. Crawford, PhD | Phoenix, AZ, USA
|  | | S. Dagenais, PhD, DC | Ottawa, ON, Canada
|  | | H. L. A. Defino, MD | Sao Paulo, CEP, Brazil
|  | | R. Derby, MD | Daly City, CA, USA
|  | | T. E. Dreisinger, PhD | Troy, MI, USA
|  | | F. J. Eismont, MD | Miami, FL, USA
|  | | N. E. Epstein, MD | New Hyde Park, NY, USA
|  | | T. J. Errico, MD | New York, NY, USA
|  | | S. I. Esses, MD | Houston, TX, USA
|  | | T. Faciszewski, MD | Marshfield, WI, USA
|  | | R. G. Fessler, MD, PhD | Chicago, IL, USA
|  | | J. G. Finkenberg, MD | San Diego, CA, USA
|  | | B. E. Fredrickson, MD | Syracuse, NY, USA
|  | | M. D. Freeman PhD, DC, MPH | Salem, OR, USA
|  | | R. J. Gatchel, MD | Arlington, TX, USA
|  | | P. C. Gerszten, MD, MPH | Pittsburgh, PA, USA
|  | | S. D. Gertzbein, MD | Houston, TX, USA
|  | | K. Gill, MD | Dallas, TX, USA
|  | | J. A. Glaser, MD | Charleston, SC
|  | | P. A. Glazer, MD | Boston, MA, USA
|  | | V. K. Goel, PhD | Toledo, OH, USA
|  | | Z. L. Gokaslan, MD, FACS | Baltimore, MD, USA
|  | | J. A. Goldstein, MD | New York, NY, USA
|  | | G. P. Graziano, MD | Ann Arbor, MI, USA
|  | | R. D. Guyer, MD | Plano, TX, USA
|  | | R. W. Haid, Jr., MD | Atlanta, GA, USA
|  | | S. Halderman, DC, MD, PhD | Santa Ana, CA, USA
|  | | H. Hall, MD, FRCSC | Markdale, ON, Canada
|  | | M. H. Heggeness, MD, PhD | Houston, TX, USA
|  | | H. N. Herkowitz, MD | Royal Oak, MI, USA
|  | | S. A. Herring, MD | Seattle, WA, USA
|  | | W. Herzog, PhD | Calgary, AB, Canada
|  | | A. S. Hilibrand, MD | Philadelphia, PA, USA
|  | | L. G. Jenis, MD | Boston, MA, USA
|  | | J. P. Johnson, MD | Los Angeles, CA, USA
|  | | J. D. Kang, MD | Pittsburgh, PA, USA
|  | | P. S. Khalsa, DC, PhD | Stony Brook, NY, USA
|  | | J. P. Kostuik, MD | Baltimore, MD, USA
|  | | D. W. Kucharzyk, DO | Crown Point, IN, USA
|  | | S. Kumar, PhD, DSc | Edmonton, AB, Canada
|  | | F. P. Lagattuta, MD | Santa Maria, CA, USA
|  | | N. A. Langrana, PhD | Piscataway, NJ, USA
|  | | C. K. Lee, MD | Roseland, NJ, USA
|  | | L. G. Lenke, MD | St. Louis Park, MO, USA
|  | | I. H. Lieberman, MD | Cleveland, OH, USA
|  | | T.- H. Lim, PhD | Iowa City, IA, USA
|  | | J. C. Lotz, PhD | San Francisco, CA, USA
|  | | J. K. Maguire, MD | Knoxville, TN, USA
|  | | G. A. Malanga, MD | West Orange, NJ, USA
|  | | W. S. Marras, PhD | Columbus, OH, USA
|  | | P. G. Matz, MD | Birmingham, AL, USA
|  | | D. J. Mazanec, MD | Cleveland, OH, USA
|  | | P. McCormick, MD, MPH | New York, NY, USA
|  | | C. T. Mehlman, DO, MPH | Cincinnati, OH, USA
|  | | T. T. Miller, MD | New York, NY, USA
|  | | V. Mooney, MD | San Diego, CA, USA
|  | | H. Morgenstern, PhD | Ann Arbor, MI, USA
|  | | H. Nakagawa, MD, PhD | Nagakute, Aichi-gun, Japan
|  | | C. Noe, MD | Dallas, TX, USA
|  | | D. R. O'Brien, Jr., MD | Winston-Salem, NC, USA
|  | | G. Ochoa, MD | Bogota, Colombia
|  | | C. O'Neill, MD | San Francisco, CA, USA
|  | | J. H. Owen, PhD | Cockeysville, MD, USA
|  | | J. G. Pickar, DC, PhD | Davenport, IA, USA
|  | | P. B. Polatin, MD | Dallas, TX, USA
|  | | J. M. Press, MD | Chicago, IL, USA
|  | | G. J. Przybylski, MD | Edison, NJ, USA
|  | | J. Rainville, MD | Boston, MA, USA
|  | | R. D. Rao, MD | Milwaukee, WI, USA
|  | | G. R. Rechtine, MD | Rochester, NY, USA
|  | | J. S. Saal, MD | Redwood City, CA, USA
|  | | J. A. Saal, MD, FACP | Redwood City, CA, USA
|  | | W. O. Shaffe, MD | Lexington, KY, USA
|  | | F. H. Shen, MD | Charlottesville, VA, USA
|  | | A. Silveri, MD | Montevideo, Uruguay
|  | | E. D. Simmons, MD | Buffalo, NY, USA
|  | | C. W. Slipman, MD | Philadelphia, PA, USA
|  | | P. J. Slosar, MD | Daly City, CA, USA
|  | | V. K. H. Sonntag, MD | Phoenix, AZ, USA
|  | | J. M. Spivak, MD, MS | New York, NY, USA
|  | | J. L. Stambough, MD | Cincinnati, OH, USA
|  | | R. S. Swenson, DC, MD, PhD | Hanover, NH, USA
|  | | D. R. Sybert, DO | New Albany, OH, USA
|  | | E. J.- H. Thonar, PhD | Chicago, IL, USA
|  | | V. C. Traynelis, MD | Iowa City, IA, USA
|  | | J. J. Triano, DC, PhD | Plano, TX, USA
|  | | E. Truumees, MD | Southfield, MI, USA
|  | | A. R. Vaccaro, MD | Philadelphia, PA, USA
|  | | L. R. Vialle, MD, PhD | Curitiba, PR, Brazil
|  | | W. C. Watters, III, MD | Houston, TX, USA
|  | | F. T. Wetzel, MD | Philadelphia, PA, USA
|  | | J. E. Wilberger, MD, FACS | Pittsburgh, PA, USA
|  | | D. A. Wong, MD, MSc, FRCS(c) | Denver, CO, USA
|  | | K. Yanenobu, MD, DMSc | Osaka, Japan
|  | | S. T. Yoon, MD, PhD | Atlanta, GA, USA
|  | Founding Editor-in-Chief: |  | | T. G. Mayer, MD | Dallas, TX, USA
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