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. 1987 Nov;50(11):1461–1467. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.50.11.1461

Conchotome and needle percutaneous biopsy of skeletal muscle.

P Dietrichson 1, J Coakley 1, P E Smith 1, R D Griffiths 1, T R Helliwell 1, R H Edwards 1
PMCID: PMC1032558  PMID: 3694206

Abstract

Percutaneous muscle biopsy is an important and acceptable technique in the study of conditions involving human skeletal muscle. A review of 436 conchotome and needle muscle biopsies obtained over 18 months in this centre is presented.

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