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==Gross processing== | ==Gross processing== | ||
*Measure the specimen | *'''Measure''' the specimen. | ||
* | *'''Decalcify''', after bisection of visibly affected areas if needed for penetration of the solution. | ||
* | *'''Sample''' from: | ||
*Potentially sample as a standard '''[[amputation]]''', such as for '''[[toe]]''' | :*Visibly '''affected''' areas | ||
:*Proximal surgical bony '''margin''', if present, [[inked]] and as a longitudinal section. | |||
*Potentially sample as a standard '''[[amputation]]''', such as for '''[[toe]]'''. | |||
==Microscopic evaluation== | ==Microscopic evaluation== | ||