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Fig. 1 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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From: Early surgical intervention for active thoracic spinal tuberculosis patients with paraparesis and paraplegia

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A 33 year old male patient with T6-7 active spinal TB and paraparesis received one stage posterior spinal cord decompression, lesion removal, interbody fusion and pedicle fixation. (a-d). Preoperative images show cavity formation of vertebral body, disc necrosis, paraspinal and epidural cold abscess formation. (e-h) Postoperative image within 7 days after the operation show most paraspinal and epidural cold abscesses were removed through one stage posterior surgery, and good position of pedicle screw and interbody fusion was obtained

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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