Welcome to the second issue of the Journal of Spine Surgery for 2017. JSS is rapidly growing and expanding its readership, receiving submissions internationally from a broad scope of research including clinical studies, basic laboratory research, case reports and Masters of Surgery videos. JSS had a very successful event at the recent 2017 Spine Society of Australia meeting held in Hobart, Australia. We would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation for the enthusiastic and energetic support from all the editorial board members, authors, reviewers and readers.