Sentence examples for patellar reflex from inspiring English sources
noun
The reflex which causes a bent knee to kick when the tendon below the patella (kneecap) is tapped.
And he knew the common names for caries, myopia and missing patellar reflex.
Knee-jerk reflex, also called patellar reflex, sudden kicking movement of the lower leg in response to a sharp tap on the patellar tendon, which lies just below the kneecap.
Reflexes, both spinal and cranial, are involuntary responses to stimulation that involve only a single muscle (or group of muscles).; A classic example is the patellar reflex that occurs when a physician's hammer strikes the patellar tendon in the knee.
Reflexes were hypoactive in both legs with right-sided patellar reflex loss.
Calling someone like John 'evil' would be like blaming someone for her patellar reflex (Calder 2003, 368 369).
Our patient presented with gradually developing right-sided radicular pain involving mostly the L4 distribution with patellar reflex loss on the same side.
Main Outcome Measurements: One examiner, unaware of the results of electrodiagnostic testing, evaluated Achilles' and patellar reflexes, Romberg testing, semiquantified vibration, and position sense at the toe and ankle in all subjects, and unipedal stance time and the Michigan Diabetes Neuropathy Score in a subset of subjects.
Patellar reflexes were brisk.
Patellar reflexes were absent and withdrawal reflexes were reduced, whereas the perineal reflex was normal.
The bilateral pelvic limb flexor and patellar reflexes, as well as the perineal reflex, were normal.
Patellar reflexes were 1/4 bilaterally and Babinski reflexes were up-going bilaterally.
