Impact of frailty on 12-month patient-reported outcomes after posterior lumbar fusion surgery

• by Henryk Haffer, Maximilian Muellner, Erika Chiapparelli, Yusuke Dodo, Gaston Camino-Willhuber, Jiaqi Zhu, Matthias Pumberger, Jennifer Shue, Andrew A. Sama, Frank P. Cammisa, Federico P. Girardi, Alexander P. Hughes

• May 12, 2026

Circumferential minimally invasive reconstruction for lumbar destructive deformity secondary to spinal gout: a case report

• by Cheng-Chun Peng, Dueng-Yuan Hueng, Wei-Hsiu Liu, Meng-Chi Lin, Bon-Jour Lin

• June 26, 2026

Editorial: Pain management in spine surgery

• by Youbin Yang, Felicity Han, Hongfei Xiang, Ji Tu, Sidong Yang

• May 29, 2026

Antibiotic Falls Short in Disc-Related Back Pain

A randomized trial found no greater pain reduction vs placebo, but questions remain about patients with type 1 Modic changes.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• May 28, 2026

• 5 min