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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Sitting Root Test

Orthopedic Test Sitting Root Test
Method The subject sits with the hip flexed to 90 degrees and the cervical spine in flexion, then actively extends the knee. The subject who arches backward and/or complains of pain in the regions of the buttocks, posterior thigh, and calf during knee extension demonstrates a positive finding for possible sciatic nerve pain. This test can also be reproduced with the examiner passively extending the subject's knee.
Diagnosis Indication Sciatica, unspecified
ICD9 724.3
ICD10 M54.30
Orthopedic Test Sitting Root Test
Method The subject sits with the hip flexed to 90 degrees and the cervical spine in flexion, then actively extends the knee. The subject who arches backward and/or complains of pain in the regions of the buttocks, posterior thigh, and calf during knee extension demonstrates a positive finding for possible sciatic nerve pain. This test can also be reproduced with the examiner passively extending the subject's knee.
Diagnosis Indication Sciatica, right side
ICD9 724.3
ICD10 M54.31
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