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(a)-(c) Preoperative imaging data of a 40-year-old female showing T10 to L4 vertebral destruction, paravertebral soft tissue shadow widening, and a tuberculosis lesion protruding into her spinal canal and compressing her dural sac. (d)-(f) Postoperative imaging study showing that the tuberculosis lesion has been completely removed and that the position of the internal fixation device is satisfactory. Postoperative bone bridge formation is visible in the diseased vertebral body.
