Tibialis cranialis reflex

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The tibialis cranialis reflex is a self-reflex of the rear extremity, which is used for diagnostics in small animal neurology in particular . This involves using a percussion hammer the tibialis cranial what tapped in a healthy animal to a flexion of the ankle leads. The nerve pathway is the deep peroneal nerve , the reflex center is located between the sixth lumbar and the second cross segment of the spinal cord .

literature

  • André Jaggy: Atlas and textbook of small animal neurology . Schlütersche, Hannover 2005, ISBN 3-87706-739-5 , p. 24.