Fig. 1

A 26-year-old woman was diagnosed with thoracic tuberculosis after a 6 months history of intermittent back pain and numbness in both lower limbs. a-b preoperative X-ray showed that T2–3 tuberculosis with the vertebral body destroyed. c-d preoperative CT and MRI showed T2–3 vertebral body destruction with paravertebral abscess and spinal canal abscess with cord compression. e intraoperative image showed one-stage posterior debridement, allograft bone graft using titanium mesh, posterior instrumentation, and fusion. f-g postoperative X-ray before discharge showed well-positioned titanium mesh and posterior instrumentation. h CT scan at final follow-up (5 years) showed good bony fusion, correctly placed titanium mesh, and posterior instrumentation