Fig. 5

A 42-year-old man with thoracic spinal tuberculosis (T11–12) underwent posterior debridement and decompression combined with internal fixation. a Pre-treatment MRI showing the destruction of the T11–12 vertebrae and concomitant compression of the spinal cord. b Immediate postoperative radiographs demonstrating posterior debridement, bone graft and internal fixation. c, d, e At the 24-month follow-up, plain X-ray and CT showed maintenance of the correction and solid fusion, good clinical effect and subsidence of the titanium mesh cage