Muscle biopsy is a minor surgical procedure that involves making an incision in the skin to obtain a few small pieces of the underlying muscle for detailed histologic, histochemical, or biochemical ...

The most accessible sensory nerve for biopsy is the sural nerve located behind the ankle. The procedure involves injection of a local anesthetic in the area to be biopsied. An incision about two ...

The total amount of lidocaine should be monitored because it can cause myocardial depression, muscle ... The punch biopsy technique is the most frequently used cutaneous biopsy procedure.