Bone Biopsy
Current as of: March 28, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica, MD – Family Medicine & David Bardana, MD, FRCSC – Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
A bone biopsy is a test in which a small sample of bone is removed from the body and looked at under a microscope for cancer, infection, or other bone problems. A bone biopsy can be taken from any bone in the body. The bone may be removed through a needle put through the skin into the bone or through a small cut in the…