Fig. 2.

A 42-year-old male fell backwards from height of 3 meters. He was diagnosed with burst fracture of L2 and underwent total laminectomy with posterior short segment screw fixation involving the index level. Instrumentations were supplemented with posterolateral fusion. A : The preoperative lateral view and CT scan show 10.1° kyphotic angle and 62% canal encroachment, respectively. B : The immediate postoperative lateral view shows 12.3° lordotic angle and AP view reveals that bone graft materials were placed in the transverse process of fixed segments. C : At a 1-year follow-up, the lateral view shows 6.2° lordotic angle and the AP view demonstrates that bone grafts were partially absorbed (progression of bone fusion).