One-Stage Posterior Debridement and Transpedicular Screw Fixation for Treating Monosegmental Thoracic and Lumbar Spinal Tuberculosis in Adults
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A 33-year-old male patient was diagnosed as having tuberculous spondylitis at L2-3 with a paravertebral abscess after a 2-month history of severe back pain (a–e). After one-stage posterior debridement, interbody fusion with autogenous bone grafting, and fixation with pedicle screw, this focal tuberculosis was removed and the spine was reconstructed in sagittal profile (f, g). 15 months postoperatively, a successful bony fusion was observed in reconstruction CT film (h).
