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The present study aims to find whether the anterior only approach with the ARCH plate system is less invasive than the AP approach in treating lumbosacral tuberculosis. The ARCH plate system is an innovative anatomic lumbosacral anterior multi-directional locking plate system which was devised with due consideration to the anatomic features of the lumbosacral spine and irregular destruction of involved vertebral endplates. In this retrospective study, 32 patients with lumbosacral tuberculosis underwent surgeries via either the anterior only approach (ARCH group, 18 patients) using the ARCH system or the conventional combined anterior and posterior approach (AP group, 14 patients). American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) scores, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), bone union status, ESR, CRP, intervertebral foraminal height between L5 and S1, the vertical height between the anterior upper edge of L5 and S1 vertebral body, lumbosacral angle, and the physiological lordosis of between L1 and S1 from both groups were recorded and compared. All patients were followed up for at least two years. The average duration of operation, blood loss, and length of hospital admission of the ARCH group (154.6\u2009min, 361.1\u2009ml&amp;18.3days) was significantly smaller and shorter(p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001 &amp; p\u2009=\u20090.008) that those of the AP group(465.5\u2009min, 814.3\u2009ml &amp; 24.6days). The ODI score(p\u2009=\u20090.08, 0.471, 0.06, 0.07, 0.107), the VAS score(p\u2009=\u20090.099, 0.249, 0.073, 0.103, 0.273), the intervertebral foraminal height between L5 and S1(p\u2009=\u20090.826, 0.073, 0.085), L5-S1 height(p\u2009=\u20090.057, 0.234, 0.094), lumbosacral angle(p\u2009=\u20090.052, 0.242, 0.825), and L5-S1 lordosis(p\u2009=\u20090.146, 0.129, 0.053) of both groups showed no significant difference in any of the time points. 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