Treatment of progressive cervical spinal instability secondary to hydatid disease: A case report

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 915-919

  Keller, Thomas M ^a   Schweitzer, Jeffrey S ^a   Helfend, Lisa K ^b   Chappell, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

albendazole; cervical spine; hydatid disease; instrumentation; spine instability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INSTABILITY;

ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0030903878     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199704150-00016     Document Type: Article

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