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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Goldthwait's Sign
| Orthopedic Test | Goldthwait's Sign |
| Method | This test is designed to differentiate between sacroiliac and lumbosacral involvement. With the subject supine, the examiner palpates the lumbosacral joint while slowly straight leg raising the limb on the affected side. The test is then repeated on the unaffected side. When pain is brought on before the lumbosacral joint is opened and it's possible to raise the leg on the unaffected side to a greater level than the limb on the affected side without pain, then a lesion of the sacroiliac joint or ligaments is presumed. When no pain is experienced until the lumbosacral movement occurs and pain is felt when either leg is raised to approximately the same height then a lumbosacral lesion is more likely. |
| Diagnosis Indication | No Definitive Diagnosis |
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