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From: One-stage freehand minimally invasive pedicle screw fixation combined with mini-access surgery through OLIF approach for the treatment of lumbar tuberculosis

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A 20-year male patient with L4–L5 tuberculosis accompany with psoas abscesses. Preoperative MRI (A, B) and CT (C) showed destruction of L4–L5 and psoas abscesses. Freehand MIPS (D). Postoperative x-ray (E, F) and CT (G) showed good location of the autogenous iliac bone and internal fixation. CT at 12-month after surgery (H) showed bone fusion achieved without internal fixation failure. Surgical incisions of freehand MIPS (I) and OLIF (J)

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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