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Dr. Prof. Bhavuk Garg Professor of Orthopaedics & Spine
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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.

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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

Direct DOI / PubMed links for individual papers are being verified and will be added; in the meantime the complete, citable record is available via the profiles above.