Orthopedic Tests

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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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Straight Well Leg Raise Test

Orthopedic Test Straight Well Leg Raise Test
Method With the subject lying supine on a table, the examiner passively flexes the subject??s uninvolved hip while maintaining the knee in an extended position. Complaints of pain on the involved side indicate a positive test and suggest possible vertebral disc injury.
Diagnosis Indication Intervertebral disc displacement, thoracolumbar region
ICD9 722.10
ICD10 M51.25
Orthopedic Test Straight Well Leg Raise Test
Method With the subject lying supine on a table, the examiner passively flexes the subject??s uninvolved hip while maintaining the knee in an extended position. Complaints of pain on the involved side indicate a positive test and suggest possible vertebral disc injury.
Diagnosis Indication Intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region
ICD9 722.10
ICD10 M51.26
Orthopedic Test Straight Well Leg Raise Test
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