Figure 4.
A 48‐year‐old male who had a L2 burst fracture treated with APF. The implant had not been removed at 6 years follow‐up, he had low back pain and a broken screw, as well as a degenerated disc adjacent to the fixation level. The implant was removed by revision surgery with good response. (a) Preoperative radiograph; (b) Postoperative radiograph; (c) Radiograph at 6 years after surgery, note the broken lower pedicle screw, and degeneration of the upper disc adjacent to the fixation level.