Research & Publications

Contributing to the advancement of spine surgery through research and academic publications

Journal Publications

Conference Presentations

Awards & Recognition

Best Publication Award 2023

Association of Spine Surgeon of Nepal

2023

Best Publication Award

Association of Spine Surgeon of Nepal

For: Ultrasonography Guided Erector Spinae Block in Spinal Surgery for Pain Management with Enhanced Recovery: A Comparative Study

World Neurosurgery: X (2023), DOI: 10.1016/j.wnsx.2023.100209

Journal Publications

2025

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Outcomes in Spinal Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Study Integrating GeneXpert MTB/RIF, Histopathology, and Clinical Management Strategies

Adhikari P, Amatya I, Regmi P, Sharma JK, Pangeni R, Pokharel N, Bhatta S, Shrestha D, Pant BR, Bhandari S, Dhakal A, Karaikovic E, Acaroğlu E

Eur Spine J, 34(10): 4740-4748

2025

Total En Bloc Spondylectomy for Thoracic (T8) Spinal Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma - A Case Report and Review of Literature

Sharma JK, Shrestha D, Bhandari S, Pant BR, Acaroğlu E, Adhikari P

J Orthop Case Rep, 15(7): 92-97

2023

Surgical Treatment of Candida albicans Spondylodiscitis

Adhikari P, Nishma Pokharel, Sulochana Khadka, Ishwar Lohani, Prakash Kafle, Bhaskar Raj Panta, Sandeep Bhandari, Pradeep Raj Regmi, Emre Acaroglu

Annals of Medicine and Surgery

2023

Ultrasonography Guided Erector Spinae Block in Spinal Surgery for Pain Management with Enhanced Recovery: A Comparative Study

Adhikari P, Isha Amatya, Nishma Pokharel, Suraj Lamichhane, Murari Upreti, Manish Shrestha, Bhaskar Raj Pant, Sandeep Bhandari, Arun Dhakal, Emre Acaroğlu

World Neurosurgery: X

2022

Primary Spinal Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Presenting as Impending Cauda Equina Syndrome: A Case Report

Adhikari P, Sulochana Khadka, Pradeep Raj Regmi, Anjan Shrestha, Bhaskar Raj Panta, Sandeep Bhandari, Emre Acaroglu

Annals of Medicine and Surgery

2022

Ability of Visual Analogue Scale to Predict Oswestry Disability Index Improvement and Surgical Treatment Decision in Patients with Adult Spinal Deformity

Adhikari P, Engin Çetin, Mehmet Çetinkaya, Vugar Nabi, Selcen Yüksel, Alba Vila Casademunt, Ibrahim Obeid, Francesco Sanchez Perez-Grueso, Emre Acaroğlu; European Spine Study Group (ESSG)

Brain and Spine

2022

Lipofibromatous Hamartoma of Sciatic Nerve: A Case Report

Sulochana Khadka, Adhikari P, Pradeep Raj Regmi, Bibek Timilsina, Anupam Singh Thapa, Bhaskar Raj Panta, Sandeep Bhandari

Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 81

2021

The Effect of Discharging Patients with Low Hemoglobin Levels on Hospital Readmission and Quality of Life after Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery

Vugar Nabi, Selim Ayhan, Selcen Yuksel, Adhikari P, Alba Vila Casademunt, Ferran Pellise, Francisco Sanchez Perez-Grueso, Ahmet Alanay, Ibrahim Obeid, Frank Kleinstueck, Emre Acaroglu; European Spine Study Group

Asian Spine Journal

2021

Morphometry of Dry Sub Axial Vertebra: A Nepalese Study

A Dhakal, Adhikari P, N Ranjit, D Budathoki

Nepal Medical College Journal

2020

Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome: A Rare Precedented Reason of Postoperative Plegia After Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Report of Two Cases

Sinan Bahadir, Vugar Nabi, Adhikari P, Selim Ayhan, Emre Acaroglu

World Neurosurgery

2020

Distal Migration of the Rods of a Constrained Polyxial Pedicle Screw System

Adhikari P et al.

J Turk Spinal Surg, 31(1): 51-54

2019

Automatic Cobb Angle Detection using Vertebra Detector and Vertebra Corners Regression

Bidur Khanal, Lavsen Dahal, Adhikari P, Bishesh Khanal

arXiv

2019

Does the Application of Topical Intrawound Vancomycin Powder Affect Deep Surgical Site Infection and the Responsible Organisms after Spinal Surgery?: A Retrospective Case Series with a Historical Control Group

Adhikari P, Vugar Nabiyev, Sinan Bahadir, Selim Ayhan, Selcen Yuksel, Selcuk Palaoglu, Emre Acaroglu

Asian Spine J.

2018

Cryo-Compression Therapy After Elective Spinal Surgery for Pain Management: A Cross-Sectional Study With Historical Control

Vugar Nabiyev, Selim Ayhan, Adhikari P, Engin Cetin, Selcuk Palaoglu, R. Emre Acaroglu

Neurospine

2018

Isolated Sacral Extradural Hydatid Cyst with Posterior Paravertebral Extension Presenting as a Cauda Equina Syndrome

Bigyan Bhandari, Binod Bijukachhe, Adhikari P, Yogesh Acharya

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 12(9): RD03-RD05

2018

Patterns of Superior Articular Facet and Morphometric Study of Nepalese Dry Calcanei

Dhakal Arun, Adhikari P, Khan G. Anwer, Gautam Aajeevan

SANAMED, 13(1)

2018

The Influence of Diagnosis, Age, and Gender on Surgical Outcomes in Patients With Adult Spinal Deformity

Selim Ayhan, Selcen Yuksel, Vugar Nabiyev, Adhikari P, Alba Villa-Casademunt, Ferran Pellise, Francisco Sanchez Perez-Grueso, Ahmet Alanay, Ibrahim Obeid, Frank Kleinstueck, Emre Acaroglu; European Spine Study Group

Global Spine Journal: 1-7

2017

Eine einfacher Psoasabszess?

B. Kirsch, Adhikari P, B. Bhandari, B. Koirala, B. Bijukachhe

Gefässchirurgie, 22: 52–54

2016

Atrophic, Aseptic, Tibial Nonunion: How Effective is Modified Judet's Osteoperiosteal Decortication Technique and Buttress Plating?

Binod B, Nagmani S, Bigyan B, Rakesh J, Adhikari P

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg, 136(8): 1069-76

Conference Presentations

ASSNCON 2025

11th Annual Spine Conference, Association of Spine Surgeon of Nepal

Presentation at SIGN Conference, America

SIGN International Conference

Evaluating the Predictive Ability of Visual Analogue Scale on Oswestry Disability Index and Surgical Treatment Decision in Patients With Adult Spinal Deformity

P. Adhikari, V. Nabiyev, S. Ayhan, S. Yuksel, A. Vila-Casademunt, I. Obeid, F. Perez-Grueso, F. Pellise, F. Kleinstueck, A. Alanay, E. Acaroglu; European Spine Study Group (ESSG)

Global Spine Conference, Singapore

2018

Poster

Minimum Detectable Change and Minimum Clinically Important Difference of Health Related Quality of Life Parameters in Adult Spinal Deformity

S. Yuksel, S. Ayhan, V. Nabiyev, P. Adhikari, M. Domingo-Sabat, I. Obeid, F. Perez-Grueso, F. Kleinstueck, F. Pellise, A. Alanay, E. Acaroglu; European Spine Study Group (ESSG)

Global Spine Conference, Singapore

2012

Oral

Side Swept Injury of Elbow: A Retrospective Study

Orthocon, Nepal

Professional Memberships

AO Spine

Eurospine

Association of Spine Surgeon of Nepal

(ASSN)

Nepal Orthopaedic Association

(NOA)

Research & Publications

Awards & Recognition

Best Publication Award

Journal Publications

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Outcomes in Spinal Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Study Integrating GeneXpert MTB/RIF, Histopathology, and Clinical Management Strategies

Total En Bloc Spondylectomy for Thoracic (T8) Spinal Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma - A Case Report and Review of Literature

Surgical Treatment of Candida albicans Spondylodiscitis

Ultrasonography Guided Erector Spinae Block in Spinal Surgery for Pain Management with Enhanced Recovery: A Comparative Study

Primary Spinal Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Presenting as Impending Cauda Equina Syndrome: A Case Report

Ability of Visual Analogue Scale to Predict Oswestry Disability Index Improvement and Surgical Treatment Decision in Patients with Adult Spinal Deformity

Lipofibromatous Hamartoma of Sciatic Nerve: A Case Report

The Effect of Discharging Patients with Low Hemoglobin Levels on Hospital Readmission and Quality of Life after Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery

Morphometry of Dry Sub Axial Vertebra: A Nepalese Study

Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome: A Rare Precedented Reason of Postoperative Plegia After Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Report of Two Cases

Distal Migration of the Rods of a Constrained Polyxial Pedicle Screw System

Automatic Cobb Angle Detection using Vertebra Detector and Vertebra Corners Regression

Does the Application of Topical Intrawound Vancomycin Powder Affect Deep Surgical Site Infection and the Responsible Organisms after Spinal Surgery?: A Retrospective Case Series with a Historical Control Group

Cryo-Compression Therapy After Elective Spinal Surgery for Pain Management: A Cross-Sectional Study With Historical Control

Isolated Sacral Extradural Hydatid Cyst with Posterior Paravertebral Extension Presenting as a Cauda Equina Syndrome

Patterns of Superior Articular Facet and Morphometric Study of Nepalese Dry Calcanei

The Influence of Diagnosis, Age, and Gender on Surgical Outcomes in Patients With Adult Spinal Deformity

Eine einfacher Psoasabszess?

Atrophic, Aseptic, Tibial Nonunion: How Effective is Modified Judet's Osteoperiosteal Decortication Technique and Buttress Plating?

Conference Presentations

Cement Augmentation in Metastatic Spinal Tumors

Impact of Resource Limitation on Management of Spinal Conditions

Grand Rounds Presentation for Orthopaedic Residents and Faculty

Spinal Infection – Case Discussion

Does the Application of Topical Intrawound Vancomycin Powder Affect Deep Surgical Site Infection and the Responsible Organisms after Spinal Surgery?: A Retrospective Case Series with a Historical Control Group

The Rare Precedented Reason of Postoperative Plegia After Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Report of Two Cases

Cryocompression Therapy After Elective Spinal Surgery for Pain Management: A Double Blind Study With Historical Control

Does Topical Intrawound Application of Vancomycin Powder Reduce the Rate of Surgical Site Infection in Spinal Surgery: A Case-Control Study

Do Postoperative Low Hemoglobin Levels Impact Hospital Readmission After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery?

Evaluating the Predictive Ability of Visual Analogue Scale on Oswestry Disability Index and Surgical Treatment Decision in Patients With Adult Spinal Deformity

Minimum Detectable Change and Minimum Clinically Important Difference of Health Related Quality of Life Parameters in Adult Spinal Deformity

Side Swept Injury of Elbow: A Retrospective Study

Professional Memberships

Conference Participation

Eurospine Annual Meeting

AO Spine Global Congress

Nepal Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference

Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting