Journal
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 23, Issue 3, Pages 609-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2012.06.006
Keywords
Muscle biopsy; Neuromuscular disease; Neurogenic atrophy; Myopathic; Histopathology
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- Association of Academic Physiatrists
- National Institutes of Health
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This article reviews the indications for a muscle biopsy, and then gives a step-by-step description of the processes of muscle selection through to interpreting the biopsy report. The article aims to aid the clinician in preparing for a muscle biopsy procedure to avoid common pitfalls and obtain optimal results from this minimally invasive procedure. The basic anatomic structure of normal muscle is reviewed to provide a foundation for understanding common patterns of pathologic change observed in muscle disease and common and disease-specific histopathologic findings are presented, focusing on a select group of neuromuscular diseases.
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