Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1935;17:749-758.
© 1935 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
DESTRUCTIVE SPINE LESIONS
Diagnosis by Needle Biopsy
ROBERT CRAWFORD ROBERTSON M.D., F.A.C.S.1 and
ROBERT P. BALL M.D.2
1 Orthopaedic Surgeon, Baroness Erlanger Hospital
2 Pathologist, Baroness Erlanger Hospital
1. Tissue, or other material, obtained by means of needle (aspiration) biopsy from destructive spine lesions permits accurate diagnosis in many instances.
2. The cases reported show the value of this procedure in various types of destructive lesions.