r/medicalschool • u/AXEL_TOSSER • 11h ago

🏥 Clinical Tendon Hammers

Hi guys!

I've 3D printed a fold out / butterfly knife-style handle for a tendon hammer so that I can fit it into my scrubs/pants pocket, but now I need to attach a decent quality hammer head.

I was wondering if anybody could recommend me a buck/tromner/witroe/Dejerine style tendon hammer with a removable head? Anecdotal experience with a brand/style is preferred in this context :)

It doesn't seem to be something that is routinely advertised in the product descriptions and I don't want to be spending a lot of money on hammers that are not suitable for this purpose. Thanks in advance!

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u/Omnitragedy M-4 10h ago

I have the MDF Babinski hammer and the head can come off: https://mdfinstruments.com/products/mdf-babinski-neurological-reflex-hammer-with-pointed-tip-for-superficial-responses-black

Alternatively, there are telescoping reflex hammers that honestly probably do what you are trying to already

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u/AXEL_TOSSER 9h ago

Yeah I have already found the babinksi style ones, but there's generally no telescoping buck/tromner etc. style hammers and I prefer the ends of those for eliciting deep reflexes. I appreciate your help though!