Fig. 2

Case II. A 47-year-old male patient with L7–11 TB who was assigned to group B. a–f show the preoperative X-ray, CT, and MRI scans. The patient was treated with anterior-only surgery, and the internal fixation region was T8–11. g and h show the 1-week postoperative X-rays. i–l show the 2-year postoperative X-ray, CT, and MRI scans