This supplement is a first for the Spine Societies of the British Isles and the United Kingdom. Members have always had engagement with Europe, but this marks the start of a closer relationship with the Spine Society of Europe. The common bond of each National Spine Society has been the congress of scientific meeting with podium presentations, abstract publication and for some, subsequent peer reviewed publication. That will remain unique to each society.The European Spine Journal has become firmly established as the premiere Spine journal for the European Community. With this first supplement we are proud to have taken a further step towards unifying medical professionals engaged in the study and surgery of spinal disorders across Europe. The manuscripts contained in this supplement were presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Back Pain Research (SBPR) and the British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS). The range of clinical and basic science papers within this supplement reflects the breadth of research undertaken in the British Isles. Another first is the publication of the accepted abstracts of the bi-annual Britspine meeting synchronouswith the event, and these abstracts are now available to a wider community than before.
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