Optimized Diagnosis and Treatment for Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease

Dear Colleagues,

Lumbar spinal disorders are common and lead to substantial morbidity and loss of productivity in society. In recent years, diagnostic imaging of the lumbar spine has made great strides, such as improvements in radiography, CT/MRI fusion imaging and whole-body bone X-ray. Advances in these spinal diagnostic imaging techniques will lead to further progression in identifying their causes and treatment methods. Fields such as computer-assisted surgery and diagnostic imaging using AI (artificial intelligence) are expected to develop further in the future. Further research is desirable to establish breakthrough discoveries and treatments for lumbar spinal disorders.

For this Special Issue, we invite submissions that focus on lumbar spinal degeneration, the pathophysiology and treatment of degenerative disc disease and minimally invasive lumbar spinal surgery. Submissions can be in the form of original research that addresses key questions in spinal care. Spinal disorders are diverse in their presentation, treatment and outcomes; thus, any submission relating to spinal disorders will be considered.

We look forward to receiving your submissions.

Dr. Marc Dreimann
Prof. Dr. René Hartensuer
Dr. Martin Stangenberg
Guest Editors

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• lumbar spinal disorders
• lumbar degeneration
• degenerative disc disease
• optimized diagnosis
• optimized treatment
• improving therapy