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  <title>InsideSpine.com Blog</title> 
  <link href="http://www.insidespine.com"/>
  <updated>2006-06-09T15:30:02Z</updated>
  <author> 
    <name>Jill Serbousek</name>
  </author> 
  <id>urn:uuid:60a76c80-d399-11d9-b93C-0003939e0af6</id>
<entry>
   <title>A Conversation with Professor Jean Dubousset - Part II</title>
   <link>http://www.insidespine.com/2008/04/30</link>
   <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2008/04/30</id>
   <summary>A Conversation with Professor Jean Dubousset - Part II</summary>
   <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:00:00 CST</updated>
</entry>
<entry>
   <title>A Conversation with Professor Jean Dubousset - Part I</title>
   <link>http://www.insidespine.com/2008/04/11</link>
   <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2008/04/11</id>
   <summary>A Conversation with Professor Jean Dubousset - Part I</summary>
   <updated>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:30:00 CST</updated>
</entry>
<entry>
   <title>Back Pain Spending Up, Relief Down? Or, Did the Media Fall for a False Conclusion?</title>
   <link>http://www.insidespine.com/2008/03/10</link>
   <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2008/03/10</id>
   <summary>Back Pain Spending Up, Relief Down? Or, Did the Media Fall for a False Conclusion?</summary>
   <updated>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:15:00 CST</updated>
</entry>
<entry>
   <title>The PRESTIGE&reg; Cervical Disc For The Neck &mdash; An Interview With Dr. Richard Fessler</title>
   <link>http://www.insidespine.com/2008/02/13</link>
   <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2008/02/13</id>
   <summary>The PRESTIGE&reg; Cervical Disc For The Neck &mdash; An Interview With Dr. Richard Fessler</summary>
   <updated>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:45:00 CST</updated>
</entry>
<entry>
   <title>Dr. Kenneth Burkus and Dr. Praveen Mummaneni talk about the PRESTIGE&reg; Cervical Disc and ACDF.</title>
   <link>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/08/23</link>
   <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/08/23</id>
   <summary>Dr. Kenneth Burkus and Dr. Praveen Mummaneni talk about the PRESTIGE&reg; Cervical Disc and ACDF.</summary>
   <updated>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:15:00 CST</updated>
</entry>
<entry>
   <title>Cervical Disc Arthroplasty:  Why Patients Should Demand a Device that Provides a Variable Center of Rotation</title>
   <link>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/08/02</link>
   <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/08/02</id>
   <summary>Cervical Disc Arthroplasty:  Why Patients Should Demand a Device that Provides a Variable Center of Rotation </summary>
   <updated>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:00:00 CST</updated>
</entry>
<entry>
   <title>The PRESTIGE&#174; Cervical Disc Offers Patients with Neck Pain a New Alternative to Fusion</title>
   <link>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/07/17</link>
   <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/07/17</id>
   <summary>The PRESTIGE&#174; Cervical Disc Offers Patients with Neck Pain a New Alternative to Fusion</summary>
   <updated>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:30:00 CST</updated>
</entry>
  <entry>
       <title>Part 3 of My Conversation with Dr. Kenneth Burkus on a Neck Surgery Called ACDF</title>
       <link>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/07/09</link>
	   <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/07/09</id>
	   <updated>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:15:00 CST</updated>
       <summary>This is the final post in a three-part series about a spinal procedure called Anterior Cervical Discectomy with Fusion (ACDF). This is the remainder of a conversation I had recently with Dr. Kenneth Burkus.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
       <title>More on ACDF with Dr. Kenneth Burkus</title>
       <link>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/06/26</link>
	   <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/06/26</id>
	   <updated>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 9:00:00 CST</updated>
       <summary>Here is more of my conversation with Dr. Burkus on the current gold standard for treating cervical degenerative disc disease, an anterior cervical discectomy with fusion (ACDF)...</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
       <title>Dr. Kenneth Burkus Talks With Me about a Neck Surgery Procedure: Anterior Cervical Discectomy with Fusion</title>
       <link>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/06/07</link>
	   <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/06/07</id>
	   <updated>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:00:00 CST</updated>
       <summary>At Medtronic, our mission is to "alleviate pain, restore health and extend life." So naturally, it always makes my day when I hear how a Medtronic product has not only eased a patient's discomfort but also helped him or her "get their life back." One of the things I appreciate most about this InsideSpine forum is that it allows me to introduce you to these patients and share information about the innovative treatment solutions that have made a difference in their lives...</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
       <title>INFUSE Bone Graft Helps Patient Get Back To 'The Good Life'</title>
       <link>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/03/15</link>
	   <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/03/15</id>
	   <updated>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:30:00 CST</updated>
       <summary>At Medtronic, our mission is to "alleviate pain, restore health and extend life." So naturally, it always makes my day when I hear how a Medtronic product has not only eased a patient's discomfort but also helped him or her "get their life back." One of the things I appreciate most about this InsideSpine forum is that it allows me to introduce you to these patients and share information about the innovative treatment solutions that have made a difference in their lives...</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
       <title>Results From Poll of 1,500 Back, Neck and Leg Pain Patients</title>
       <link>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/03/05</link>
	   <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/03/05</id>
	   <updated>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:40:00 CST</updated>
       <summary>A large part of my work at Medtronic is learning from patients to help make sure our products address your back, neck and leg pain problems and lifestyle needs.  Not long ago, I reviewed data from a online poll we conducted last year among more than 1,500 patients who were either currently living with back pain or who had taken steps to resolve the pain they once had in their back, neck or legs...</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
       <title>Inside the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (MCAC) Meeting on Spinal Surgery</title>
       <link>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/01/04</link>
	   <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/01/04</id>
	   <updated>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:10:00 CST</updated>
       <summary>Recently, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), who administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs in the United States, requested that their advisory panel, the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (MCAC), review data published in the current medical literature as it pertains to spinal fusion in Medicare patients...</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
       <title>Revealing the Truth About Regional Variations in Spinal Surgery</title>
       <link>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/01/03</link>
	   <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2007/01/03</id>
	   <updated>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 5:00:00 CST</updated>
       <summary>In my last blog post, I discussed some of the recent media coverage that has been focused on the argument of whether back surgery is...</summary>
	</entry>
  <entry>
    <title>And the debate about spinal  surgery continues.</title>
    <link href="http://www.insidespine.com/2006/12/20"/>
    <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2006/12/20</id>
    <updated>2006-12-20T9:50:20Z</updated>
    <summary>Throughout this blog, I’ve talked about spinal care and treatment with some of the most prominent names in spine surgery.  Their message has been consistent for patients living with back and leg pain: talk to your doctor, try everything you can to alleviate your pain and, after other have options are unsuccessful, seek modern surgical treatments to help restore the life you expect.  A rather clear message...</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Gain-sharing: What Is It And How Could It Affect You?</title>
    <link href="http://www.insidespine.com/2006/10/30"/>
    <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2006/10/30</id>
    <updated>2006-10-30T10:08:32Z</updated>
    <summary>One of the main reasons I created InsideSpine.com was to establish a forum for discussing issues that could affect patients' healthcare experiences and their overall access to state-of-the-art healthcare services. Some of you may be familiar with one of today's political "hot-button" issues: a relatively new idea called gain-sharing. As you can probably tell from the length of this entry, this is a topic that I believe could be very important to patients.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A Committment to Ethics</title>
    <link href="http://www.insidespine.com/2006/08/18"/>
    <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2006/08/18</id>
    <updated>2006-08-18T12:39:00Z</updated>
    <summary>A Committment to Ethics</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>An Interview With Dr. John Peloza Regarding the SPORT Study</title>
    <link href="http://www.insidespine.com/2006/07/14"/>
    <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2006/07/14</id>
    <updated>2006-07-14T15:00:18Z</updated>
    <summary>An Interview With Dr. John Peloza Regarding the SPORT Study</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Spine Surgery Helped Her Achieve Her Dreams</title>
    <link href="http://www.insidespine.com/2006/07/06"/>
    <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2006/07/06</id>
    <updated>2006-07-06T07:38:18Z</updated>
    <summary>Spine Surgery Helped Her Achieve Her Dreams</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>SPORT Study Results Announced</title>
    <link href="http://www.insidespine.com/2006/06/14"/>
    <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2006/06/14</id>
    <updated>2006-06-14T14:02:14Z</updated>
    <summary>SPORT Study Results Annnounced</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>An Employee and a Patient</title>
    <link href="http://www.insidespine.com/2006/06/09"/>
    <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2006/06/09</id>
    <updated>2006-06-09T16:23:02Z</updated>
    <summary>An Employee and a Patient</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Welcome to InsideSpine</title>
    <link href="http://www.insidespine.com/2006/06/02"/>
    <id>http://www.insidespine.com/2006/06/02</id>
    <updated>2006-05-29T15:30:02Z</updated>
    <summary>Welcome to InsideSpine</summary>
  </entry> 
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