title: [Biopsy in orthopaedic surgery.].
abstract: At the begging of the article the authors are giving the explanation and definition of the terms of biopsy in orthopedic surgery. Then they are in details explaining all types of biopsy - closed and open, which is further divided into excisional and incisional. Prior to the performance of a biopsy procedure, all necessary clinical and radiological evaluations must be performed and a biopsy procedure must be planned as carefully as the definitive procedure. The details of all biopsy techniques are well-described. Biopsy should be done meticulously, with emphasis on proper placement of incision, avoidance of excessive dissection and hemorrhage, receiving proper amount and quality of pathologic tissue and must be finished with tight closure; and done in such a way that biopsy tract re-excision as part of an en bloc excision is later possible. Finally, possible complications of these procedures are discussed. Key words: aspiration biopsy, biopsy, excisional biopsy, final operation, incisional biopsy, needle biopsy, open biopsy, percutaneous biopsy, trephine biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Ortopedická klinika IPVZ, Praha-Bulovka.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kubes
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kofránek