Fig. 2

A 48-year-old female patient with T12-L3 spinal tuberculosis received single posterior debridement, interbody fusion, and fixation. (a–d). Preoperative CT and MRI images showed dead bone formation, bone and discs damage, and paravertebral abscess formation in T12-L3. (e-f) Postoperative image after 7 days of operation showed the pedicle screw fixation across the focal area was appropriately situated (g-h) Postoperative images after 28 months of operation showed that solid interbody fusion was obtained with insignificant loss of the kyphotic correction