Call for Abstracts for the
LSRS 19th Annual Meeting held MAY 14-15, 2026
Opens: November 7, 2025
Submission Deadline: January 7, 2026
The Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS) is dedicated to the free exchange of scientific
information related to, and the surgical management of, disorders affecting the lumbar spine.
The LSRS 19th Annual Meeting will be held May 14-15, 2026.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Please read this page in its entirety so you are able to start collecting pertinent information well in advance of your actual submission.
Abstracts should include Background/Introduction, Materials/Methods, Results, and Discussion/Conclusion sections.
Abstracts must be restricted to a firm 350 type written words.
Abstracts may include a single figure, image, table or graph uploaded in a separate submission page in JPEG format.
If your abstract is greater than 350 words or includes more than one figure, table, or graph, it will not be sent out for review.
Abstracts will not be considered for presentation if they have been or will be published (includes manuscripts accepted for publication) in either printed or electronic format upon the abstract submission deadline.
Abstracts may not be submitted to more than one category.
Abstracts that have been submitted to the LSRS in previous years, and have not been accepted for poster or oral presentation, are eligible for submission but must contain updated information for consideration.
Abstracts will be evaluated blindly by the Program Committee reviewers.
Abstracts accepted for presentation will be included in the 18th Annual Meeting Scientific Program as an oral or poster presentation.
Submitting authors will receive acceptance or regret notices in February of 2026.
ABSTRACT SYSTEM INFORMATION
Previous login/password information used will remain the same for those who have previously submitted abstracts to an LSRS Annual Meetings.
Authors' disclosures will be considered 'current' as of (November 7, 2025). All authors listed on submission will be sent an email asking them to update their disclosures.
Please ensure email addresses for all authors are correct. All authors will be required to log into the disclosure system using the email listed in the submission.
Submitters may revisit the site as often as necessary to edit their submission prior to the submission deadline.
For support, please click on the 'Support' icon or link located on the top right hand of each page. Support requests are answered within a 24-hour period.
Submitters may finalize an abstract by clicking on "Finalize Submission" on the submission preview page.
Abstract submissions can be only be completed and finalized once all authors have disclosed. There is an ‘email author’ function to allow for submitters to send reminders for their co-authors to disclose. The disclosure deadline will be the same as the submission deadline: January 7, 2026.
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QUESTIONS?
For additional information regarding the Lumbar Spine Research Society Call for Abstracts and the 2026 Annual Meeting, please contact the LSRS at lsrs@lsrs.org.
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