It is with great pleasure that I present the second edition of the Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS). After substantial interest in the first edition, from its modest beginnings amongst a group of interested local spine surgeons, we have significant traffic through the jss.osspress.com website including numerous downloads of available articles, as well as a healthy volume of submissions from around the globe. Many thanks to the authors, reviewers and editorial board, for assisting in getting the journal off the ground.