title: Consistent, effective technique for muscle and nerve biopsy.
abstract: Muscle and nerve biopsy provides information of increasing importance in the management of neuromuscular disorders. A simplified technique is presented that yields a specimen which equals and often surpasses in quality specimens obtained by more complex methods that require specially designed clamps and forceps.
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013127:Spinal Nerves / Q000473:pathology*; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery