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F Gdoura¹, M Trigui, W Zribi

¹Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique, faculté de médecine de Sfax, CHU Habib Bourguiba, route El-Aïn Km 0,5 CP, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie.

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Summary

Bone hydatid disease, a rare condition, presents diagnostic and surgical challenges. This case highlights successful extensive surgical resection and reconstruction for pelvic bone hydatidosis, despite fixation material failure.

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Orthopedics
Infectious Diseases
Radiology

Background:

Bone hydatid disease is a rare, slow-progressing infection with delayed diagnosis due to non-specific symptoms and radiological findings.
Surgical treatment is challenging, particularly for pelvic locations, requiring extensive resection and careful reconstruction to minimize recurrence risk.

Observation:

A 28-year-old patient presented with hip pain and stiffness, exhibiting degenerative changes on X-ray suggestive of pelvic bone hydatidosis.
The patient underwent extensive hemipelvectomy with femoropelvic arthrodesis and received medical treatment.

Findings:

Despite a subsequent mechanical failure of the fixation material, the patient achieved an excellent functional outcome with some mobility at the proximal femur.
Medical imaging is crucial for precise surgical planning in bone hydatid disease.

Implications:

This case underscores the importance of aggressive surgical resection in managing bone hydatidosis, even in complex pelvic cases.
Reconstruction following extensive pelvic resections for hydatid disease presents significant technical challenges but can yield favorable functional results.