Chiropractors and health practitioners use a variety of diagnostic tests to help identify the specific nature of musculoskeletal injury or condition. Orthopedic tests aid to identify specific conditions and diagnosis.

This section has a variety of common orthopedic tests, how they are performed, what they indicate when positive and the potential diagnosis as a result. Corresponding codes for ICD9 and ICD10 are displayed for each test.

They are listed by body region as well as alphabetic list below.

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Head Shoulder Sacroiliac Hip and Thigh Knee Ankle Foot Cervical Spine Thoracic Spine Lumbosacral Spine Elbow and Forearm Wrist Hand
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Froment's Sign

Orthopedic Test Froment's Sign
Method The subject is instructed to hold a piece of paper between the thumb and index finger. The examiner then tries to pull the paper out. Flexion of the subjectâ??s distal interphalangeal joint of the thumb is indicative of adductor pollicis muscle paralysis due to ulnar nerve damage.
Diagnosis Indication No Definitive Diagnosis