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A 49-year-old man was diagnosed as having L5–S1 infectious spondylitis. Sagittal T2-weighted MRI revealed L5–S1 infection with epidural abscess (a). Postoperative lateral radiograph showed L5–S1 spondylolytic spondylolisthesis and the inserted drainage tube located at the L5–S1 disc space (b). At postoperative 5 months, after complete treatment of infection, L4–S1 instrumented fusion was performed for L5–S1 spondylolytic spondylolisthesis (c)
