end-bulb

Updated: June 14, 2025

Tapping over the proximal end of a newly divided nerve, e.g. the common peroneal behind the head of the fibula, produces no tingling, but when in about three weeks axis cylinders begin to grow in the proximal end-bulb, local tingling is induced by tapping there.

Alexander Miles - Manual of Surgery Volume First: : General Surgery. Sixth Edition.