Kwon O, Kim HJ, Shen F, et al. - A prospective observational study was conducted to explore the influence of handgrip strength (HGS) on surgical outcomes of adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients. Researchers included a sum of 78 consecutive patients who had undergone adult spinal deformity correction surgery in this study. Individuals were allocated to either the high HGS (≥ 26 kg for men and ≥ 18 kg for women, n = 26) or the low HGS (< 26 kg for men and < 18 kg for women, n = 52) based on their preoperative measurements. They evaluated the Oswestry disability index (ODI), EQ-5D, and visual analog scale (VAS) for back pain preoperatively, and 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months postoperatively. This study’s findings demonstrate that individuals with higher preoperative HGS exhibited better surgical outcomes, in terms of disability and health-related quality of life at 12 months after reconstructive spinal surgery for ASD.