THE PLANTAR REFLEX - RePub

CONCLUSIONS
1. Interpretation of plantar reflexes can be a hazardous procedure, even
when variation in technique is eliminated: aside from variation between
observers, agreement of observers with themselves is in some instances
hardly better than may be accounted for by chance alone.
2. Previous information about other signs and symptoms can, in some
cases, determine the interpretation of plantar reflexes even before they
have been examined.
3. As interpretation of equivocal plantar reflexes is so much a matter of
hazard and prejudice, better clinical criteria are needed.
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