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Bess S: (Stryker: Type: Other Professional Activities, k2m Type: IP Royalties, Alphatec Spine, Inc: Type: Other Professional Activities, nuvasive Type: IP Royalties, nuvasive Type: IP Royalties, SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY: Type: Board of Directors or committee member Self, SPINE DEFORMITY JOURNAL, OPERATIVE NEUROSURGERY: Type: Editorial or governing board Self). Protopsaltis T: (Globus Medical, Inc.: Type: IP Royalties, Stryker: Type: Other Professional Activities, Medtronic: Type: Other Professional Activities, Altus Partners. LLC: Type: Other Professional Activities, OnPoint Surgical: Type: Stock, Globus Medical, Inc.: Type: Other Professional Activities). Eastlack R: (Intrinsic Therapeutics: Type: Other Professional Activities, Alphatec Spine, Inc: Type: Other Professional Activities, Globus Medical, Inc.: Type: Stock, SI Bone: Type: Other Professional Activities, SI Bone: Type: Stock, OnPoint: Type: Other Professional Activities, Alphatec Spine, Inc: Type: Stock, Mainstay: Type: Other Professional Activities, Medtronic, Inc.: Type: Other Professional Activities, Type: IP Royalties, Neo Medical: Type: Other Professional Activities, Orthofix Medical, Inc.: Type: Other Professional Activities, Spinal Elements, Inc.: Type: Other Professional Activities, Curetiva: Type: Other Professional Activities, Kuros: Type: Other Professional Activities, San Diego Orthopaedic Society and San Diego Spine Foundation: Type: Board of Directors or committee member Self). Gupta M: (Globus Medical, Inc.: Type: Other Professional Activities, SMAIO: Type: Stock, Medtronic: Type: Other Professional Activities, Johnson and Johnson: Type: Stock, DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.: Type: Other Professional Activities, Type: Other Intellectual Property, Scoliosis Research Society Vice President: Type: Board of Directors or committee member Self). Hostin R: (Nothing to disclose). Kebaish K: (DePuy, A Johnson & Johnson Company: IP royalties; Paid consultant, Orthofix, Inc.: IP royalties, SpineCraft: IP royalties, Stryker: IP royalties). Kim H: (Alphatec Spine, Inc: Type: Other Professional Activities, SeeAll: Type: IP Royalties, Type: Other Intellectual Property, SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION: Type: Other Professional Activities, Alphatec Spine, Inc: Type: Stock, Type: Other Intellectual Property, OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc.: Type: Other Professional Activities, SI-BONE, Inc.: Type: Other Professional Activities, Type: Other Intellectual Property, GMED: Type: Stock, Type: Other Intellectual Property, MiRus, LLC: Type: Other Professional Activities, SurgiStud: Type: IP Royalties, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Asian Spine Journal, HSS Journal: Type: Editorial or governing board Self). Klineberg E: (Stryker: Type: Other Professional Activities, AO North America: Type: Fiduciary Officer, SeaSpine Holdings Corporation: Type: Other Professional Activities, SI Bone: Type: Other Professional Activities, DePuy Synthes Spine: Type: Other Professional Activities, SRS Foundation: Type: Fiduciary Officer, Relatable: Type: Stock, Type: IP Royalties). Mundis G: (Alphatec Spine: Stock or stock Options, Carlsmed: Paid consultant, ISSGF: Research support, Nuvasive: IP royalties; Paid consultant; Stock or stock Options, Orthofix, Inc.: Stock or stock Options, Scoliosis Research Society: Board or committee member, Seaspine: IP royalties; Paid consultant, SIBone: Paid consultant, Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Board or committee member, Stryker: IP royalties). Okonkwo D: (Globus Medical: IP royalties; Paid consultant, Zimmer: IP royalties). Shaffrey C: (AANS: Board or committee member, Cervical Spine Research Society: Board or committee member, DePuy, A Johnson & Johnson Company: Research support, Globus Medical: IP royalties; Paid presenter or speaker; Research support, Medtronic: Other financial or material support; Paid consultant, Medtronic Sofamor Danek: IP royalties; Paid presenter or speaker; Research support, Neurosurgery RRC: Board or committee member, Nuvasive: Paid consultant; Paid presenter or speaker; Research support; Stock or stock Options, Proprio: IP royalties; Paid consultant, Scoliosis Research Society: Board or committee member, SI Bone: IP royalties, Spinal Deformity: Editorial or governing board, Spine: Editorial or governing board). 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