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Old 12-20-2009, 01:54 PM #11
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My skin biopsy was taken from 10 cm above my right heel.
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Usually they do epidermal nerve fiber biopsies at 4 sites, at the heel, calf just below the knee, upper inner thigh and forearm.

A sural nerve biopsy which has fallen out of favor is performed at the heel. A sural nerve biopsy damage a larger nerve, so many docs opt for skin biopsy instead.
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