Fig. 6From: The association between vertical laminar fracture and recurrent kyphosis after implant removal of Thoracolumbar burst fracture: a retrospective studyNon-recurrent kyphosis group. Typical case: female, 49 years old, burst fracture of L2 vertebral body. Panel A shows a preoperative lateral radiograph of the lumbar spine. Panel B is a postoperative lateral radiograph of the lumbar spine showing a kyphotic Cobb angle of 1.05°.Panel C is a lateral radiograph of the lumbar spine before internal fixation was removed, showing a kyphotic Cobb angle of 1.67°.This suggested that the kyphotic Cobb angle was lost less than 5°before the last follow-up visit or internal fixation was removed compared with the immediate postoperative kyphotic Cobb angle lossBack to article page