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From: Treatment of rigid post-traumatic thoracolumbar kyphosis by a novel technique of spinal joints release

Fig. 2

A 49 years-old female was diagnosed with posttraumatic thoracolumbar kyphosis. A, B The X-ray indicated that the L1 vertebra suffered from an old burst fracture with a local cobb angle of 22°kyphosis. C MRI showed compression of the dural sac and anterior displacement of the spinal conus. D, E X-ray showed that the opening of the anterior intervertebral space was good and the recovery of the spinal sequence was satisfactory two weeks after the operation. F CT showed that the spine sequence was good and the fixation was firm at the final follow-up

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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