Recurrent hydatosis at the site of non-union humerus fracture

Recurrent hydatosis at the site of non-union humerus fracture

Hydatid disease is still endemic in several regions of the world and is caused by two species of tapeworms, Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus alveolaris. It primary involves liver and lung, and bone involvement is relatively rare (0.2-4%), where it is most commonly seen in the spine. The skel...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Nourbakhsh, Hamidreza Shemshaki, Abolghasem Zarezadeh, Mohammad Reza Etemadifar, Farhad Mazoochian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Echinococcosis
humerus
hydatid
non-union
recurrent
Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2012;volume=3;issue=9;spage=660;epage=663;aulast=Nourbakhsh

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