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Spinal tuberculosis is a common extrapulmonary tuberculosis, causing abscess formation or bone destruction. With a climbing multidrug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, it remains highly prevalent. As spinal cord compression causes high disability rate, surgical intervention is a much-needed option. However, an optional surgical approach is still highly desirable. We have reported a one-stage surgical protocol for twenty-six cases with thoracic and lumbar tuberculosis. Eight of them had thoracic tuberculosis and eighteen were thoracolumbar tuberculosis. In addition to antituberculosis therapy, we approached with posterior pedicle screws for internal fixation, interlaminar bone graft and anterior debridement combined with autogenous bone grafting. After a longitudinal follow-up as long as 36 months, symptoms of lumbago and back pain were relieved with functional nerve recovery. This study is an update for the patients with thoracolumbar tuberculosis who were not well treated with non-operative treatment, optimal clinical outcome can be achieved by following a one-stage operation protocol. *Correspondence to: Kunzheng Wang, Department of Medicine, Joint center, Xi‘an Jiaotong University, Xi‘an, Shaanxi 710061, E-Mail:wangkz088@yeah.net Bo Wang, Department of Spine Section, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518003, Guangdong, China, E-mail: bo_wang-sz@outlook.com, same7213@163.com

A combined anterior and posterior approach for thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis