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Patients for whom open biopsy was performed were excluded.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Outcome Measures and Comparisons:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The primary study measure was intramedullary reaming biopsy sensitivity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Forty-six reamings from 44 patients were included, with a mean patient age of 69 years (range, 41\u201385 years) and 35 being female (76%). Approximately half of cases were therapeutic fixation of a pathologic fracture (52%) versus prophylactic (48%) in nature. Most reaming biopsies were from the femur (42\/46, 91%), followed by humerus (3\/46, 7%), and tibia (1\/46, 2%). The most common diagnoses were breast (34%) and lung (20%) carcinoma and multiple myeloma (20%). Thirty-two reamings (70%) were able to establish a diagnosis of metastatic disease. Five samples (11%) were crushed or necrotic based on histopathology reports, and 4 of 5 (80%) of these were able to provide a diagnosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Intramedullary reaming biopsy had 70% sensitivity for diagnosing metastatic disease in cancer patients with long bone lesions or suspected pathologic fractures. Intramedullary reaming biopsy is not a useful diagnostic tool in 30% of these patients, and a formal open biopsy with frozen section should be considered for all patients with osseous lesions or suspected pathologic fractures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Diagnostic, Level IV. 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