Clinical Advances in Spinal Neurosurgery
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Neurology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2025 | Viewed by 28
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Spinal neurosurgery continues to evolve, with the goal of improving both surgical techniques and patient outcomes. While minimally invasive approaches—including lateral, anterior, and endoscopic spine surgery—have revolutionized treatment by reducing morbidity and enhancing recovery, there remains a critical need for better ways to assess functional outcomes, patient satisfaction, and long-term success. Emerging perioperative strategies, advanced imaging modalities, and refined outcome measures are playing a pivotal role in optimizing surgical decision-making and postoperative care. Additionally, efforts to standardize patient-reported outcomes and integrate objective biomechanical assessments are shaping a more data-driven approach to evaluating surgical success.
This Special Issue welcomes original research, clinical studies, and reviews on the latest innovations in spinal neurosurgery, with a focus on novel surgical techniques, enhanced recovery pathways, and improved methods for measuring patient outcomes. We encourage contributions exploring minimally invasive spine surgery, advanced perioperative assessment tools, patient-reported outcome measures, and objective functional metrics that enhance our understanding of post-surgical recovery.
Dr. Jang-Won Yoon
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- minimally invasive spine surgery
- lateral lumbar interbody fusion
- endoscopic spine surgery
- patient-reported out-comes
- functional assessment
- perioperative care
- surgical decision-making
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