Bone lesion biopsy

Alternative names:

biopsy - bone; bone biopsy

What the risks are:

• discomfort
• bone fracture
• damage to surrounding tissue
• infection, localized (a risk any time the skin is broken)
• infection of the bone (osteomyelitis)
• excessive bleeding

(Note: Some people with bone disorders also have blood coagulation disorders, so the bleeding risk may be higher for some people than for others.)

Special considerations:

Signs of bone infection (one of the most serious risks) include fever, headache, pain with movement, redness and swelling of the tissues around the biopsy site, and drainage of pus from the biopsy site.