Preoperative T2 sagittal magnetic resonance imaging (Figs. 1-A and 1-B) demonstrating C6-T3 osteomyelitis (white asterisk), prevertebral abscess measuring 24 × 13 mm (solid white arrow), and an enhancing ventral epidural fluid collection spanning from C6 to T2 measuring 31 × 6 mm with cord compression (dashed white arrow). Preoperative (Fig. 1-C) and postoperative (Fig. 1-D) lateral radiograph after removal of spinal instrumentation, irrigation and debridement of the abscesses, partial C6 and T2 and complete C7 and T1 corpectomies, and combined anterior and posterior fusion of C6-T2 using iliac bone autograft and fibular allograft.

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Osteomyelitis from Cellular Bone Matrix Allograft: JBJS Case Connector Report

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In this post, Dr. Thomas Bauer, Co-Editor of JBJS Case Connector, discusses a recent report of 2 cases of Mycobacterium …