Browse all published orthopedic and medical special tests, ordered alphabetically.
Clinical examination of the hand and wrist requires a highly systematic approach. Because the hand is a complex…
Learn how to perform the Achilles tendon reflex test, assess S1 nerve root function, interpret ankle jerk reflex…
What is the “Achilles Tendon Tap Test” used for? How to perform the “Achilles Tendon Tap Test”? What…
What Is the Active Radiocapitellar Compression Test Used For? The Active Radiocapitellar Compression Test is a clinical elbow…
The Alar Ligament Test is a manual clinical examination used to assess the integrity and stability of the…
Learn how to perform the Allen Test, assess radial and ulnar artery circulation, interpret normal and abnormal results,…
What is the Ankle Anterior Drawer Test? The Ankle Anterior Drawer Test is a standard clinical orthopedic examination…
What is the “Ankle Posterior Drawer Test” used for? How to perform the “Ankle Posterior Drawer Test”? What…
A practical guide to ankle special tests, including anterior drawer, talar tilt, squeeze, external rotation, Thompson and functional…
Learn how to perform the Anterior Release Test (Surprise Test) for shoulder instability, interpret positive findings, and understand…
Learn how to perform Apley's compression (grind) test, what a positive result means for medial or lateral meniscus…
Learn how to perform Apley's distraction test, what a positive result means for the medial and lateral collateral…
Learn how to perform the Apprehension and Relocation Test for anterior shoulder instability, interpret positive findings, and understand…
The Arm Bar Test (also known as the Posteromedial Impingement Test) is a specialized orthopedic clinical examination used…
Learn how to perform the arm stopping test, what overshoot and oscillation mean in a unilateral cerebellar hemisphere…
The auscultatory patellar-pubic percussion test (PPPT) is a quick bedside exam. It helps clinicians decide whether a hip…
Learn how to perform the Babinski test, what a normal and a positive (extensor) response look like, and…
Learn how to perform Barlow’s test for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in newborns, interpret a positive…
Learn how to perform the BarrĂ© test, what a positive result means, whether it reflects brain stem blood…
The Bear Hug Test is a clinical shoulder examination used to assess the integrity and function of the…
Learn how to perform the Bechterew Test (Sitting Straight Leg Raise Test), identify positive findings, and assess sciatic…
Learn about Beevor Sign, how to perform the test, positive findings, spinal cord lesion localization, and its role…
Learn how to perform the Belly Press Test for subscapularis tears, how to read a positive result, and…
The Biceps Crease Interval (BCI) is a reliable clinical measurement tool used by orthopedic specialists to assess and…