The role of imprint cytology in diagnosis of various bone and joint diseases.

Using imprint cytodiagnosis on 63 cases of bone and joint lesions, there was only one false negative result, with ten unsatisfactory smear preparations giving an overall accuracy of 82.25 per cent. Imprint cytodiagnosis is simple, cheap, rapid easy to perform and interpret because of its better cytomorphological evaluation. The accuracy rate is high when used in conjunction with various cytochemical stains.