Fig.1.

53-year-old female with T8-9 tuberculosis underwent thoracoscopic-assisted anterior debridement, iliac bone autograft and fixation with single-rod Ventrofix system (Synthes Spine, Switzerland). a, b AP X-ray shows paraspinal shadow and lateral plain radiograph demonstrates a narrowed disc space at T8-9 and a kyphotic angle of 39.2°. c MRI demonstrates vertebral destruction, paravertebral and epidural abscess with compression of the spinal cord. d, e AP X-ray and lateral plain radiograph of final follow-up show that there was no fixation failure, and the postoperative kyphotic angle measured 22.8° at final follow-up. f, g Three-dimensional computer tomography scan in coronal and sagittal planes demonstrates a solid fusion. h Postoperative clinical photograph demonstrates the size of the skin incision (black arrow)