Advances in Spine Surgery: Current Innovations and Future Directions
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Orthopedics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 24 April 2026 | Viewed by 59
Special Issue Editors
Interests: spine; clinical studies; robotics; minimally invasive; complications; patient-reported outcomes; reviews
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: spine; adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; fusionless; complications
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue "Advances in Spine Surgery: Current Innovations and Future Directions" aims to capture the dynamic evolution and broad spectrum of research and clinical practice in spine surgery. Despite significant progress in techniques, technologies, and patient outcomes, key challenges remain, including improving minimally invasive approaches, enhancing spinal biomechanics understanding, optimizing regenerative therapies, integrating surgical robotics, and advancing personalized patient-centered care. This Special Issue welcomes original research, comprehensive reviews, and clinical studies addressing these and related topics. Its scope encompasses novel surgical methods, innovative instrumentation, technological integration, research bridging laboratory findings to clinical application, and studies exploring long-term outcomes and quality of life for patients with spinal disorders. The goal is to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and mobilize the community of researchers, surgeons, and allied health professionals to share insights, overcome persistent challenges, and shape the future landscape of spine surgery. Contributions from diverse perspectives and disciplines are strongly encouraged to advance understanding and innovation in this rapidly evolving field.
Dr. Gonzalo Mariscal
Prof. Dr. Jesús Burgos
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Clinical Medicine is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- spine
- clinical studies
- robotics
- minimally invasive
- complications
- patient-reported outcomes
- reviews
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
