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Vertebral echinococcosis leading to spinal cord compression

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  1. Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University Hospital Pellegrin, Place Amélie Raba-Léon, 33076, Bordeaux Cedex, France

    Frédéric-Antoine Dauchy & Denis Malvy

  2. Spinal Surgery Unit, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France

    Vincent Pointillart

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Dauchy, FA., Pointillart, V. & Malvy, D. Vertebral echinococcosis leading to spinal cord compression. Eur Spine J 22, 667–668 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-012-2608-1

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