Neurospine is very proud to announce the 2018 Neurospine Best Paper Awards. The Neurospine Best Paper Award is a yearly award and awarded to recognize author’s outstanding publication in the journal. According to the recommendations from the editors, there were so many candidate papers eligible for competing the best paper awards. The Editorial Advisory Board carefully evaluated those papers according to their originality, quality of presentation, contributions to the field, and soundness of the science. The three paper selected made a significant impact on the field of spine. The following authors has been selected to Best Paper Awards.

Congratulations to the authors who received a 2018 Neurospine Best Paper Awards.

Affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery
Dokkyo University School of Medicine

Academic interest
Degenerative spine
Cervical spine
Lumber spine

Recent researches 
• Effect of Myoarchitectonic Spinolaminoplasty on Concurrent Hypertension in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

Affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery
Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Academic interest
Geriatric spine
Spine deformity

Recent researches
• Comparison of Cervical Alignment and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Os Odontoideum versus Non-Os Odontoideum after Atlantoaxial Fixation 
• Diversity in Surgical Decision Strategies for Adult Spine Deformity Treatment: The Effects of Neurosurgery or Orthopedic Training Background and Surgical Experience

Affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University

Academic interest
Cervical spine
Minimal invasive spine surgery
Spinal cord injury research

Recent researches
• Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament in Cervical Spine: Prevalence, Management, and Prognosis