Fig. 1

Single-stage posterior debridement, decompression and transpedicular screw fixation

of a 35-year-old woman with thoracolumbar junction tuberculosis with associated neurological deficit. (a, b) Preoperative lateral and anteroposterior X-rays; (c) preoperative computed tomography (CT); (d) preoperative MRI; (e) X-ray at 3 days postoperative; (f) CT scan at 12 months postoperative; (i) MRI at 12 months postoperative; and (g) 3D reconstruction of CT at 12 months postoperative.