Orthopedic Tests

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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Elbow

Orthopedic Test Cozens Test
Method The subject is seated. With a closed fist, the subject pronates and radially deviates the forearm and extends the wrist against the examiner's resistance. If this action causes acute lancinating pain in the lateral epicondyle region, the test is considered positive, indicating Tennis Elbow or lateral epicondylitis.
Diagnosis Indication Lateral epiocondylits, unspecified (tennis elbow)
ICD9 726.32
ICD10 M77.10
Orthopedic Test Cozens Test
Method The subject is seated. With a closed fist, the subject pronates and radially deviates the forearm and extends the wrist against the examiner's resistance. If this action causes acute lancinating pain in the lateral epicondyle region, the test is considered positive, indicating Tennis Elbow or lateral epicondylitis.
Diagnosis Indication Lateral epicondylitis, right elbow (tennis elbow)
ICD9 726.32
ICD10 M77.11
Orthopedic Test Cozens Test
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Orthopedic Test Golfer's Elbow Test
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Orthopedic Test Golfer's Elbow Test
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Orthopedic Test Golfer's Elbow Test
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Orthopedic Test Pinch Grip Test
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