bulbocavernosus reflex; Osinski reflex
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Introduction
Contraction of the bulbocaverosus & ischiocavernosus muscles when the glans penis is suddenly compressed or tapped.
Clinical significance
- useful for assessing spinal cord injury
More general terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ Wikipedia: Bulbocavernosus reflex http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulbocavernosus_reflex