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From: Fatal outcome after insufficient spine fixation for pyogenic thoracic spondylodiscitis: an imperative for 360° fusion of the infected spine

Figure 2

Status post anterior debridement through a right-side anterolateral thoracotomy, T7 and T8 corpectomy, anterior spinal canal decompression, and anterior fusion T6 through T9 by expandable cage, autologous bone graft, and anterolateral locking plate. Panel A shows the adequate restoration of the sagittal profile of the thoracic spine, on plain X-rays. The axial CT views demonstrate the adequate locking head screw placement of the anterolateral plate (panels B, F) and adequate expandable cage placement with spinal canal clearance (panels C, D, E).

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