title: Hydatid disease of the cervical spine.
abstract: Hydatid disease affecting the cervical spine occurred in a 31-year-old man. Because bone grafting is associated with a high failure rate, treatment included filling the excised defect with a high-density polyethylene implant and fusing the cervical spine to stabilize it.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D013123:Spinal Fusion