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Special OrthoTests
Lower & Upper Extremily Tests
| Orthopedic Test | Extremity Pathology |
|---|---|
| Ely's Test | Rectus Femoris Contracture/Tightness |
| Ober's Test | IT Band Contracture/Tightness |
| Thomas Test | Hip Contracture/Tightness |
| Piriformis Test | Piriformis Contracture/Tightness |
| Tripod Test | Hip Contracture/Tightness |
| 90-90 straight leg raise test | Hip Contracture/Tightness |
| Barlow's Test | Pediatric Test - Hip dislocation |
| Ortolani's Test | Pediatric Test - Hip dislocation |
| Craig Test | Hip/Knee anteversion |
| Patrick's Test (FABER) | Iliopsoas, Sacroiliac or hip joint abnormalities |
| Quadrant Scouring Test | Hip arthritis, avascular necrosis or an osteochondral defect |
| LE Anterior drawer test | Knee ligamentous instability |
| Lachman's test | Knee ligamentous instability |
| Lateral pivot shift test | Knee ligamentous instability |
| LE Posterior drawer test | Knee ligamentous instability |
| Posterior sag test | Knee ligamentous instability |
| Slocum test | Knee - anteromedial/anterolateral ligamentous instability |
| LE Valgus stress test | Knee ligamentous instability |
| LE Varus stress test | Knee ligamentous instability |
| Apley's comprerssion test | Meniscal pathology |
| Bounce home test | Meniscal pathology |
| Mc Murray test | Meniscal pathology |
| Brush test | Knee swelling |
| Patellar tap test | Knee swelling |
| Clarke's sign | Patellofemoral dysfunction |
| Hughston's plica test | Medial plica of knee |
| Noble Compression test | Iliotibial band syndrome |
| Patellar apprehension test | Patella subluxation or dislocation |
| Ankle anterior drawer test | Ankle ligamentous instability |
| Talar tilt | Ankle ligamentous instability |
| Homan's sign | Calf DVT's |
| Thompson's test | Ruptured achilles tendon |
| Tibial torsion test | Lateral rotation of the tibia |
| True leg length discrepancy test | Leg length discrepancy |
| UE Anterior apprehension test | Anterior shoulder dislocation |
| UE Posterior apprehension test | Posterior shoulder dislocation |
| Ludington's test | Biceps tendon pathology |
| Speed test | Biceps tendon pathology |
| Yergason's test | Biceps tendon pathology |
| Drop arm (Codman's) test | Rotator cuff pathology/impingement |
| Hawkins-Kennedy impingement test | Rotator cuff pathology/impingement |
| Neer impingement | Rotator cuff pathology/impingement |
| Supraspinatus 'Empty Can' test | Rotator cuff pathology/impingement |
| Adson maneuver | Thoracic outlet syndrome |
| Allen maneuver | Thoracic outlet syndrome |
| Costoclavicular syndrome test | Thoracic outlet syndrome |
| Roos test / EAST (Elevated Arm Stress Test) | Thoracic outlet syndrome |
| Wright test (hyperabduction test) | Thoracic outlet syndrome - compression in costoclavicular space |
| Clunk test | Glenoid labrum tear of shoulder |
| UE varus stress test | Elbow ligametous instability |
| UE valgus stress test | Elbow ligametous instability |
| Cozen's test | Elbow- Lateral Epicondylitis |
| Lateral epicondylitis test | Elbow-Epicondylitis |
| Medial epicondylities test | Elbow-Epicondylitis |
| Mill's test | Elbow - Lateral Epicondylitis |
| UE Tinel's sign | Elbow-neurological dysfunction |
| Ulnar collateral test | Wrist ligamentous instability test |
| Wrist Allen test | Wrist vascular insufficiency |
| Capillary refill test | Wrist vascular insufficiency |
| Bunnell-Littler test | Wrsit contracture/tightness |
| Tight retinacular ligament test | Wrist contracture/tightness |
| Froment's sign | Wrist - ulnar nerve pathology |
| Wrist phalen's test | Wrist - median nerve pathology |
| Wrist Tinel's sign | Wrist neurological dysfunction |
| Finkelstein's test | Tenosynovitis of the thumb |
| Grind test | DJD carpometocarpal joint |
| Murphy sign | Dislocated lunate |
| Spurling's test | Foraminal compression |
| Hautant's test | Differentiate articular vs vascular cause for dizziness, vertigo |
| Sulcus sign | Inferior shoulder instability |
| Rowe test | Multidirectional shoulder instability |
| Slump test | Spinal cord stretch |
| Hoover test | Malingering |
| Burns test | Malingering |
| Phelps' test | Gracilis contracture |
| Fairbank's Apprehension test | Patella dislocation |
| Kleiger test | Ankle - Deltoid ligament tear |
| Buerger's test | Lower limb arterial blood supply |