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Good morning how many different ways can musel biopsy be done ?

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only 1: A muscle biopsy requires a surgeon to remove a square of muscle roughly the size of a cube of sugar. This is sent to a lab which specializes in muscle and nerve pathology.

Answered 10/17/2013

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A member asked:

Good morning how many different ways can musel biopsy be done ?

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Dr. Steven Hebert answered

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