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Conchotome and needle percutaneous biopsy of skeletal muscle.

P Dietrichson, J. H. Coakley, Phil E M Smith, Richard Griffiths, Timothy R. Helliwell, R. H. T. Edwards

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry · 1987 · 156 citations · 17 references

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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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