What's The Deal With Bone Threading

Many people are afraid of a bone marrow test and think it has a great impact on the human body, but this is not true. "Bone piercing" is short for bone marrow biopsy. Most of the bones in the human body are "hollow", which is full of bone marrow. Even the seemingly "solid" bones such as the skull and ribs also have loose bone marrow in the middle. Bone piercing is a diagnostic procedure in which a needle is inserted into the bone marrow cavity and a small amount of bone marrow is extracted for testing. Some patients mistakenly believe that the marrow fluid extracted by bone marrow aspiration will damage the essence and vitality of the human body, so they are not willing to carry out the examination. In fact, the marrow fluid required by bone marrow aspiration is very small, generally about 0.1ml, while the total amount of normal bone marrow fluid in the human body is about 260ml. It can be seen that the marrow fluid extracted during bone marrow aspiration examination is insignificant compared with the total amount of the human body. In addition, the body is constantly regenerating a large number of cells every day. In addition, patients often think that bone marrow aspiration is painful and scary, which is unnecessary. The most common site of choice for "bone penetration" is the iliac crest, which is located on the lower lateral side of the abdomen, the lateral anterior projection of the lower abdomen. This procedure is usually done under local anesthesia and does not damage large nerves or blood vessels, so it does not cause excessive bleeding or neuromuscular paralysis. When bone is pierced, doctors will strictly disinfect it and it will not cause osteomyelitis. The operation of bone marrow examination is very simple, and the whole process of bone marrow puncture is generally only a few minutes. Some patients can feel no pain except pain at the moment of drawing bone marrow fluid, which is even less than the pain caused by ordinary intravenous injection. After the end of bone marrow puncture, they can get up and move after pressing for 3-5 minutes. "Bone piercing" is not dangerous and does not leave any after-effects. Some diseases, especially blood diseases, are difficult to diagnose without this test. If the condition requires it, it should be done without hesitation. Even if there is no disease in the bone marrow, it is a great gain because the elimination of blood disease can not only relieve the mental burden, but also avoid the pain and possible side effects of unnecessary treatment for the patient and his family.