Spine Surgery: Clinical Advances and Practice Updates
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Orthopedics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rapid innovation in spine surgery, from minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques to navigation, robotics, biologics, and data-driven care pathways, is reshaping everyday decision-making. This Special Issue seeks clinically grounded work that clarifies what works, for whom, and at what cost. We welcome pragmatic trials and comparative effectiveness studies, prospective and registry-based cohort studies, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, large database analyses, and technical notes that translate advances into safer care, faster recovery, and durable function.
Priority topics include the outcomes of degenerative and deformity procedures, complications and revision surgery, perioperative optimization/ERAS, outpatient pathways, robotics, artificial intelligence, minimally invasive techniques/endoscopic spine surgery, and health services research spanning value and equity. Submissions should emphasize transparent methods aligned with EQUATOR guidance (e.g., CONSORT, STROBE, and PRISMA) and clinically meaningful endpoints such as patient-reported outcomes, complications/readmissions, and return to work/activity. Our aim is to bridge foundational surgical concepts with enabling technologies to deliver reliable, patient-centered outcomes across diverse populations.
Dr. Junho Song
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- spine surgery
- minimally invasive spine surgery
- endoscopic spine surgery
- robotics
- artificial intelligence
- spinal deformity
- scoliosis
- spinal trauma
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