Comparative study of a rabbit model of spinal tuberculosis using different concentrations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Figure 2 Twelve-week post-operative imaging results. A and B: X-ray analysis revealed that the intervertebral spaces appeared blurred and narrowed, the adjacent endplates appeared to have increased bone density shadows (orange arrows); C-E: Computed tomography (CT) scans showed that dotted sequestra and increased bone mineral densities shadows could be observed in the vertebral bodies; the local vertebral bone cortices were nonunion (orange arrows). There was no obvious soft tissue swelling around the vertebral bodies; F: 3-dimensional CT scans showed that the intervertebral spaces had become narrowed with surrounding osteophyte formation (orange arrows).