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Spine Research

Published spine surgery research by Dr. Praveen Goparaju

Dr. Praveen Goparaju, spine surgeon at CARE Hospitals, HITEC City and DIA Clinics, Kokapet, Hyderabad, has written or co-written peer-reviewed research on lumbar disc surgery, minimally invasive and awake spine surgery, scoliosis correction, neck fixation, spinal osteoporosis and spinal tuberculosis, and chapters in the Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI) textbooks. This is the same evidence he uses to advise patients.

  • 16journal articles
  • 5as first author
  • 3textbook chapters (ASSI)
  • 100+citations (ResearchGate)

Research topics

  • Lumbar discectomy outcomes
  • Minimally invasive & awake spine surgery
  • Scoliosis & deformity correction
  • Neck (cranio-vertebral junction) fixation
  • Spinal osteoporosis
  • Spinal tuberculosis

Journal articles

Newest first. Links open the paper on the journal’s site.

  1. 2025

    A novel atlantoaxial subluxation fixation technique combining transarticular screws with transverse rod and Gallie's wires: a report of two cases

    Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 59(6):493-496

    Co-authorUniversity of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

    Read the paper (doi.org/10.5152/j.aott.2025.25411) →
  2. 2025

    A 2-year outcomes and complications of various techniques of lumbar discectomy: a multicentric prospective study

    Global Spine Journal, 15(2):1003-1012 (online December 2023)

    First author

    Read the paper (doi.org/10.1177/21925682231220042) →
  3. 2024

    Optimising deformity correction: a retrospective comparative analysis of two techniques in high magnitude curves in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

    Asian Spine Journal, 18(6):794-802

    Co-author

    Read the paper (doi.org/10.31616/asj.2024.0332) →
  4. 2022

    Awake microtubular spinal decompression: a step towards better peri-operative patient safety and satisfaction

    International Journal of Spine, 7(2):1-6

    First author

    Read the paper (doi.org/10.13107/ijs.2022.v07i02.37) →
  5. 2022

    Awake spinal fusion: a retrospective analysis of minimally invasive single-level TLIF done under spinal anaesthesia in 150 cases

    International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics

    Co-author

    Read the paper (doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4510.IntJResOrthop20222702) →
  6. 2022

    A prospective study of accidental durotomies in microendoscopic lumbar spine decompression surgeries: incidence, outcomes and mobilisation protocol

    Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique

    Co-author

    Read the paper (doi.org/10.21182/jmisst.2022.00451) →
  7. 2022

    Detection of spinal TB infection: comparing AFB smear, GeneXpert, histopathology, culture and LPA tests from a biopsy sample

    International Journal of Spine, 7(1):1-6

    Co-author

  8. 2022

    A two-year outcome of various techniques of discectomy on complications: a multicentric retrospective study

    Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique

    First author

    Read the paper (doi.org/10.21182/jmisst.2022.00409) →
  9. 2022

    Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF): technique, tips and tricks

    Back Bone: The Spine Journal, 2(2):60-64

    Co-author

  10. 2022

    Peri-operative management and the role of minimally invasive spine surgery in a case of haemophilia B

    Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique

    First author

  11. 2022

    Efficiency of spinal anaesthesia versus general anaesthesia for minimally invasive single-level TLIF: a retrospective analysis of 178 patients

    Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique

    Co-author

    Read the paper (doi.org/10.21182/jmisst.2021.00269) →
  12. 2022

    Should Q-CT be the gold standard for detecting spinal osteoporosis?

    Spine, 47(6):E258-E264

    Co-author

    Read the paper (doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000004224) →
  13. 2021

    A 2-year outcomes and complications of various techniques of lumbar discectomy: a multicentric retrospective study

    World Neurosurgery, 156:e319-e328

    Co-authorMISSAB award study, 2022

    Read the paper (doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2021.09.062) →
  14. 2021

    Baroreflex failure after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a case report

    JBJS Case Connector, 11(4)

    Co-author

    Read the paper (doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.CC.21.00510) →
  15. 2021

    Safety, efficacy, surgical and radiological outcomes of short-segment occipital plate and C2 transarticular screw construct for occipito-cervical instability

    Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 12(4):381-386

    First author

    Read the paper (doi.org/10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_113_21) →
  16. 2021

    Quiescent Andersson lesion simplifies deformity correction: a case report

    JBJS Case Connector, 11(3)

    Co-author

    Read the paper (doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.CC.21.00303) →

Textbook chapters

  1. 2022

    Checklist in spine surgery

    Operation Theatre Manual for Spine Surgery (ASSI), ed. Shankar Acharya. Jaypee, 2022

  2. 2022

    Operation theatre table

    Operation Theatre Manual for Spine Surgery (ASSI), ed. Shankar Acharya. Jaypee, 2022

  3. 2022

    Spine checklist: a key to avoiding complications

    Safe Spine Surgery: Avoiding Adverse Events and Improving Outcomes (ASSI monograph), ed. Shankar Acharya. Jaypee, 2022

Research presentations

  • Functional outcomes of surgically treated complex tibial plateau fractures
  • Pre-operative traction versus side-bending radiographs to predict the post-operative result in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Research profiles

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