Fig. 1.
Radiographs from a 37-year-old patient who had L5-S1 tuberculosis. a Preoperative magnetic resonance image showing destruction of the anterior and middle columns of the body with an anterior epidural abscess and bilateral psoas abscesses. b The patient received one-stage anterior debridement, iliac crest interbody autografting, and sacral rod fixation. The anteroposterior and lateral radiographs demonstrate bony union nine months after surgery