Research & Innovation
Selected Publications
A selection of landmark and signature papers. The complete, citable record — 325+ publications in national and international journals, with an h-index of 35 — is maintained on Google Scholar.
- 2026
Management options in early-onset scoliosis: a summary of current evidence
Garg B, et al. · Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics & Trauma
A summary of the current evidence for the management of early-onset scoliosis.
- Early-onset scoliosis
- Review
- Paediatric spine
- 2025
Signature Modified posterior vertebral column resection for extremely severe post-tubercular kyphosis in adults: a two-year follow-up
Garg B, et al. · Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Application of the modified PVCR technique to extremely severe post-tubercular kyphosis in adults, with two-year outcomes.
- Spinal deformity
- Spinal tuberculosis
- Surgical technique
- 2025
Bacillus coagulans ameliorates inflammatory bone loss in post-menopausal osteoporosis
Garg B, et al. · Gut Microbes
Experimental evidence that a probiotic, Bacillus coagulans, reduces inflammatory bone loss in post-menopausal osteoporosis.
- Osteoporosis
- Research
- 2024
Signature A Prospective Multicenter ≥2-Year Clinical Study of the Active Apex Correction (APC) Technique in Early-Onset Scoliosis
Hammad AM, et al. (incl. Garg B) · Global Spine Journal
Prospective multicentre evidence (minimum two-year follow-up) for the Active Apex Correction technique in early-onset scoliosis — recognised with the Global Spine Journal Best Paper Award.
- Early-onset scoliosis
- Surgical technique
- Paediatric spine
- 2024
Development of a centre-of-pressure-guided wearable haptic-feedback system to improve propulsion with a rigid ankle-foot orthosis
Garg B, et al. · IEEE Sensors Journal
A wearable haptic-feedback system, guided by centre-of-pressure data, to improve propulsion in patients using a rigid ankle-foot orthosis.
- Biodesign
- Technology
- Rehabilitation
- 2023
Surgical management of paediatric thoracolumbar tuberculosis by anterior-and-posterior versus posterior-only approach
Garg B, et al. · Global Spine Journal
A comparison of surgical approaches for paediatric thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis.
- Spinal tuberculosis
- Paediatric spine
- Surgical technique
- 2023
Spinal infections: what is new in 2023
Garg B, et al. · North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ)
A state-of-the-art review of the diagnosis and management of spinal infections.
- Spinal infections
- Review
- 2022
Signature Classification of mild and severe adolescent idiopathic scoliosis from healthy subjects via a supervised learning model based on electromyogram and ground-reaction-force data during gait
Sikidar A, et al. (incl. Garg B) · Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
A supervised machine-learning model that distinguishes mild from severe adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using electromyography and gait (ground-reaction-force) data.
- Artificial intelligence
- Scoliosis
- Machine learning
- 2022
3D printing in spine care: a review of current applications
Garg B, et al. · Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics & Trauma
A review of 3D-printing applications in spine surgery — anatomical models, surgical planning, patient-specific guides and custom implants.
- 3D printing
- Technology
- Surgical planning
- 2022
Great expectations with augmented reality in spine surgery: hope or hype?
Garg B, et al. · North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ)
A critical appraisal of augmented reality in spine surgery — where it genuinely helps and where the promise outpaces the evidence.
- Augmented reality
- Technology
- 2022
Epidemiological insights from 1,652 patients with spinal tuberculosis managed at a single centre
Garg B, et al. · Asian Spine Journal
One of the largest single-centre series of spinal tuberculosis, characterising presentation, management and outcomes across 1,652 patients.
- Spinal tuberculosis
- Epidemiology
- 2022
Three-column osteotomy by single-stage posterior approach in congenital and post-tubercular kyphosis
Garg B, et al. · Spine Deformity
Single-stage posterior three-column osteotomy for congenital and post-tubercular kyphotic deformity.
- Kyphosis
- Surgical technique
- Spinal deformity
- 2022
"Cage in Box" — a modification of the AIIMS Box technique for large-gap nonunion in femoral neck fractures
Garg B, et al. · Injury
The "Cage in Box" modification of the AIIMS Box technique for reconstructing large-gap nonunion in neglected femoral neck fractures.
- Trauma
- Surgical technique
- 2022
Diagnostic yield of image-guided biopsy in patients with suspected infectious spondylodiscitis
Garg B, et al. · The Bone & Joint Journal
The diagnostic yield of image-guided biopsy in suspected infectious spondylodiscitis.
- Spinal infections
- Diagnosis
- 2022
Differential miRNA expression in osteoporotic elderly patients with hip fractures compared to young patients
Garg B, et al. · Indian Journal of Orthopaedics
Differential microRNA expression associated with osteoporotic hip fractures in elderly versus young patients.
- Osteoporosis
- Research
- 2020
Signature Modified posterior vertebral column resection for severe spinal deformity: a retrospective, comparative study
Garg B, Mehta N · The Spine Journal
The technique and comparative outcomes of Dr. Garg’s modified posterior vertebral column resection for severe, rigid spinal deformity — refined at AIIMS to make one of the most demanding spine operations safer and more reproducible.
- Spinal deformity
- Surgical technique
- Scoliosis
- 2020
Signature Robotic spine surgery: ushering in a new era
Garg B, Mehta N, Malhotra R · Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics & Trauma
A review of the role of robotic systems in spine surgery — accuracy, reproducibility and reduced radiation in pedicle-screw placement — and the trajectory of the technology.
- Robotic surgery
- Technology
- Minimally invasive
- 2017
India's contribution to spine surgery: 15 most influential articles
Garg B, et al. · Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics & Trauma
A scholarly survey identifying fifteen of the most influential articles in India's contribution to spine surgery.
- History
- Scholarship
- Spine surgery
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