REVIEW ARTICLE

 

Spinal hydatidosis

 

 

S Govender

MBBS, MD, FRCS; Professor and Head of Department of Orthopaedics, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Correspondence:
Prof S Govender
Department of Orthopaedics
Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine
Private Bag 7
CONGELLA, 4013
South Africa
Tel: +27 031 2604297; Fax: +27 031 2604518
E-mail: Katia@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

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