Great-toe extensor reflexes in the diagnosis of lumbar disc disorder.
The tendon reflexes obtainable from the extensors of the great toe require practice to elicit, but have been found particularly valuable in the assessment of lesions affecting the fifth lumbar nerve root, especially compression radiculopathy from disc prolapse.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal; D014034:Toes