Vertebral hydatidosis is a relatively silent and slowly progressive disease with a latent
period of many years. The prognosis for neurologic recovery in hydatid disease of the spine
generally is regarded as poor and posterior surgical decompression is associated with a
high recurrence rate. Reported here are the results after a long-term followup of four patients
with hydatid disease of the spine with neurologic deficit which significantly improved after
anterior surgical decompression and anthelmintic therapy. Adequate preoperative …

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