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. 2017 Jun 30;96(26):e7103. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000007103

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A 26-year-old woman was diagnosed with L5-S1TB and underwent anterior debridement and reconstruction with anatomical screw-plate fixation. Before surgery, posteroanterior (A) and lateral (B) plain radiographs showed the L5–S1 vertebral damage with a narrowed intervertebral space and a decreased lumbosacral angle. The CT (C) and MRI (D) scans showed the destruction of L5 and S1 vertebrae, with a cold abscess compressing the neural elements. During the last follow-up visit, the x-ray images (E and F) showed a complete correction of the lumbosacral angle and a solid fusion.