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However, real-world data on its clinical impact in contemporary neuromuscular practice remain limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the diagnostic yield of muscle biopsy in a 10\u00a0year consecutive cohort, assessing concordance across clinical suspicion, histopathological findings, and final clinical diagnosis, and exploring demographic predictors of biopsy outcome.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective cohort study of all consecutive muscle biopsies performed at a single tertiary neuromuscular center (2015\u20132025). Concordance analysis was performed at two levels: clinical suspicion vs. biopsy conclusion, and biopsy conclusion vs. final diagnosis at the last follow-up. Sex- and age-related differences across biopsy categories were evaluated using chi-square and Kruskal\u2013Wallis tests.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 401 consecutive biopsies (56.9% male; median age 49\u00a0years), overall concordance between clinical suspicion and biopsy conclusion was 42.3%. Concordance with final clinical diagnosis was substantially higher, reaching 94.0% for idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) among evaluable cases. Non-specific myopathic findings and normal biopsies accounted for 36.0% of cases; however, patients with non-specific myopathic findings were significantly more likely to receive a conclusive diagnosis at follow-up than those with normal biopsies (43.8% vs. 23.4%; OR 2.54, 95% CI 1.23\u20135.26,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.011). Sex distribution differed significantly across biopsy categories (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), with IIMs showing marked female predominance (69.1%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Muscle biopsy retains high diagnostic value in contemporary neuromuscular practice when applied to clinically selected patients. 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