The Evaluation of the Clinical, Laboratory, and Radiological Findings of 16 Cases of Brucellar Spondylitis

Figure 3

4 months after brucella infection. An anteroposterior and lateral plain film of a 53-year-old man revealed a narrowed T2-3 intervertebral space. The MRI showed that the soft tissues in front of and near the centrum and inside the canalis spinalis were swollen and abscessed. The corresponding segment of the spinal cord was compressed. Before performing the debridement and fusion with internal fixation, the Frankel grade was C. 2 months after the surgery the Frankel grade was E.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)