Adjacent Segment Infection after Lumbar Fusion: A Case Report and the Literature Review

<div>Lateral lumbar radiograph of second hospitalization showing no significant changes at the adjacent L1-2 segment comparing with one-month follow-up (a). Sagittal MRI T2-weighted and short-tau inversion recovery (STIR) images of second hospitalization showing inflammatory edema signal in intervertebral disc and bone marrow below the endplates of L1-2 (b).</div>

Case Reports in Orthopedics

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Figure 3: Adjacent Segment Infection after Lumbar Fusion: A Case Report and the Literature Review 