Dear Colleagues,

We sincerely wish the happy and healthy new year to all my colleagues and their families in 2019. We are happy to accomplish the forth issue of 2018.

There are 9 clinical research articles in this issue. One of them is biomechanical study. Three studies are about the epidemiology of chronic neck and low back pain, spinal infections. In fifth study, effecting on lumbosacral alignment with surgical treatment of isthmic spondylolysis about sagittal plane in spinal deformity. In next two article are about the cervical trauma. Ninth study is about sacral stress fractures.

In this issue, one case report about the complex regional pain syndrome following carpal tunnel surgery.

Unfortunately, in this issue, there is no section of the “Frontiers of the Spinal Surgery” but we will continue this section in the next issue.

We wish healthy, successful and peaceful New Year to Turkish Spinal Surgery family and we present our deepest respects.

Prof. Dr. İ. Teoman BENLİ
JTSS Editor