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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Laguerre's Sign
| Orthopedic Test | Laguerre's Sign |
| Method | The patient is placed in a supine position while the examiner flexes the thigh and knee to right angles. The thigh is then abducted and rotated outward. This forces the head of the femur against the anterior portion of the hip joint capsule. The sign is present when this action produces pain, tending to rule out a lumbosacral lesion, but indicating a hip joint lesion, iliopsoas muscle spasm or a sacroiliac lesion. |
| Diagnosis Indication | No Definitive Diagnosis |
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