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The convexity of a teaspoon is used in order to determine the segmental level of skin moisture in patients with spinal cord lesions.
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Bors, E. Simple methods of examination in paraplegia: I. the spoon test. Spinal Cord 2, 17–19 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1964.4
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