Fig. 2From: Comparison of three surgical approaches for cervicothoracic spinal tuberculosis: a retrospective case–control studyOne patient in group B. Combined anterior and posterior approach was performed in a 30-year-old male. The pre-operative images (a–d) showed significant C6-7 vertebral bodies’ destructions with moderate kyphosis associated with epidural and paravertebral abscess formation, and the spinal cord was severely compressed. A postoperative X-ray (e, f) indicated that the kyphosis got obviously improved; CT scan and MRI (g, h) showed satisfied focal clearance and decompression and good fusion without relapse of Pott’s disease at the final follow-upBack to article page