1. 6 Points Comparing Spine Surgeon Compensation.              

2. The State of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Q&A With SMISS President Dr. William Taylor.

3. Medtronic's Biologics Business Down 20% in 3Q With Infuse Sales Dropping.        

4. Free Webinar: ASCs-Key Strategic and Business Issues for 2012 moderated by Scott Becker and featuring Jeff Peo, Jimbo Cross and Donna Greene of ASCOA (Feb. 29, 1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m. CST). To learn more and register for the ASC webinar, .

5. 10 Spine Surgeons Focusing on Spinal Trauma.

6. Spine Surgeons: How do you differentiate your practice from other practices in the area? 

Dr. Ara Deukmedjian (Fla.): By offering patients state-of-the-art spine care in a patient centered environment. 

Dr. Michael Gleiber (Fla.): My practice is more of a concierge type of spine practice. 

Dr. Sumeer Sathi (N.Y.): We have very high quality onsite pain management. 

For full answers and next week's question, .   

7. Synthes Earnings Grow as Johnson & Johnshon Acquisition Nears.        

8. US Healthcare Costs Up 5% in December 2011.           

9. Antitrust Issues for ACOs: 4 Things to Know.

10. 20 Statistics on Physician Specialties With the Most ASC Investors.