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Radiographs were reviewed to assess deformity correction, anterior body height correction, bony fusion and TMC subsidence.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The average preoperative percentages of canal compromise and anterior body height compression were 58.4% and 50.5%, respectively. All surgeries were successfully completed in one phase, the operative time was 151.5\u2009\u00b1\u200925.5\u2005min (range: 115\u2013220\u2005min), the estimated blood loss was 590.7\u2009\u00b1\u2009169.9\u2005ml (range: 400\u20131,000\u2005ml). Neurological function recovery was significantly improved except for 3 grade A patients. The preoperative visual analog scale (VAS) scores for back pain were significantly decreased compared with the values at the last follow-up (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.000). The correct deformity angle was 12.4\u2009\u00b1\u20094.7\u00b0 (range: 3.9\u201323.3\u00b0), and the anterior body height recovery was 96.7%. The TMC subsidence at the last follow-up was 1.3\u2009\u00b1\u20090.7\u2005mm (range: 0.3\u20133.1\u2005mm). 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