Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Evidence, Advances and Controversies
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Neurology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2026 | Viewed by 1004
Special Issue Editors
Interests: spine surgery; minimally invasive spine surgery; endoscopic spine surgery; degenerative spine disorders; spine oncology; spine trauma
Interests: spine surgery; minimally invasive spine surgery; endoscopic spine surgery; chronic pain surgery
Interests: neurosurgery; spine surgery; spine oncology; neurotrauma
2. Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Interests: neurosurgery; spine surgery; minimally invasive spine surgery; epidemiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The progress of minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS), with the wide range of techniques now applied worldwide, has transformed the field of spine surgery over the decades. Since its introduction in the late 20th century, MISS has evolved from tubular decompressions to endoscopic and robotic-assisted spinal procedures, while the therapeutic indications of MISS have expanded widely.
Most spine surgery units now offer minimally invasive techniques due to their well-documented advantages, including reduced blood loss, less postoperative pain, faster mobilisation, and shorter hospital stay. Despite the widespread adoption of MISS and the availability of several established and popular techniques, many important questions and controversies remain to be addressed. For example, key areas of ongoing debate include the learning curve and long-term clinical outcomes compared with conventional open surgery. Moreover, recent developments such as endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion, robotic-assisted navigation, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence-based planning are expected to further expand the possibilities of MISS.
In this Special Issue, we invite authors to submit original research and comprehensive review articles on advances and controversies in MISS, aiming to provide new insights to the scientific community and to propose directions for future research.
Dr. Miltiadis Georgiopoulos
Prof. Dr. Constantine Constantoyannis
Dr. Mark A. MacLean
Dr. Oliver Lasry
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- spine surgery
- minimally invasive
- MIS
- MISS
- endoscopic
- tubular
- fusion
- laminectomy
- discectomy
- decompression
- percutaneous
- robotic
- robotic-assisted
- navigation
- augmented-reality
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