Date: 10-30-2023

Dr. Sandeep Gurung

Associate Professor,
Nepalgunj Medical College,
Nepalgunj.

Dear Sir/Madam:

With due respect I would like to request to kindly evaluate this thesis and give your valuable opinion regarding
acceptance as it is or after major or minor correction for approval and eligibility to sit in the Final University
Examination to be held in March 2024.

Thesis Title:- EFFICACY OF CAUDAL EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION IN PROLAPSED INTERVERTEBRAL

DISC AT LOWER LUMBAR VERTEBRA WITH CANAL STENOSIS
Resident’s Name:- Dr. BIJAY KUMAR SHRESTHA

Electronic copy of thesis, Evaluation form and Thesis comment sheet is attached.
Please send back your opinion fill up in the form and you can add thesis comment sheet/page if you want more space
and mail it electronically within 2 weeks after you receive this letter.
Mailing address: pgthesis@kusms.edu.np
I appreciate your kind cooperation
Yours Truly

____________________
Prof. (Dr) Sunil Shrestha
Chairman,
Post Graduate Subject Committee
Kathmandu University, School of Medical Sciences
Dhulikhel, Kavre.

According to the University rules the thesis has to be finally approved by the expert (holding senior faculty position) as
“Satisfactory” or “Unsatisfactory”.
 THESIS EVALUATION REPORT

Name of student- Dr. BIJAY KUMAR SHRESTHA Date: 10-30-2023

Faculty/Speciality:- Orthopaedic Surgery Degree: MS

Institution:- Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu.

Thesis title- EFFICACY OF CAUDAL EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION IN PROLAPSED INTERVERTEBRAL
DISC AT LOWER LUMBAR VERTEBRA WITH CANAL STENOSIS

Please Encircle more than one if necessory.

A. Format
1. Followed accurately 2. Somehow 3. Poorly
B. New ideas
1. Original, Exploring ideas
2. Original, but modified in dose, route, techniques, sample size, extra-objectives
3. Mere Repetition, but area of study is different
4. Meets inclusion criterias only
C. Design
1. Highly satisfactory
2. Well designed, satistically sound, sample size well explained
3. Well designed, statistically sound
4. Design Questionable somehow (Specify)
D. Knowledge of the researcher
1. Statistical analysis properly done
2. Presentation good
3. Able to synthesize charts, diagrams
4. Presentation of results with logical arrangements
5. Needs improvments (Specify)
E. Literature Survey
1. Ample literature research done
2. Critical analysis carried out based on literature search
3. References as per recommendations
4. Include recent works
5. Anyway done
6. Needs improvements (Specify)
Conclusion
Thesis is Satisfactory / Not satisfactory / Sent for correction
Reviewers comments: Thesis has been evaluated thoroughly. Some suggestions and corrections are there which are attached with
comment and suggestion copy.

*If not satisfactory: (Please send email with reasons and comments at pgthesis@kusms.edu.np)

Signature
Name of thesis Reviewer:- Dr. Sandeep Gurung
Date:- 11/21/2023