Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1963;45:1479-1484.
© 1963 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Paraplegia Secondary to Hydatid Disease
REPORT OF A CASE
HUGH S. UNGER M.D.1,
LAWRENCE H. SCHNEIDER M.D.1, and
JOANNA SHER M.D.1
1 From the Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Institute of Pathology, Kings County Hospital Center, and State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn
A case of hydatid disease of vertebrae causing paraplegia is presented. In addition, the problems associated with diagnosis of this rare lesion are discussed.