Orthopedic Tests in Clinical Practice serve as a useful diagnostic tool in the hands of students, residents, as well as qualified professionals and health science practitioners. The aim of this book is not only the simple presentation of clinical tests related to the musculoskeletal system but also the demonstration of the correct way to perform these tests, their interpretation and evaluation, and finally, an algorithmic approach to differential diagnosis until the final diagnosis is achieved.

In this book, each chapter refers to a specific anatomical area of the musculoskeletal system and lists the most commonly used tests, maneuvers, or points:

INITIAL APPROACH TO THE PATIENT

1 A HEAD BALANCE AND ORIENTATION TESTS 4

B SPINE NECK SPINE TESTS 22

THORACIC SPINE TESTS 60

LUMBAR SPINE TESTS 84

FAKE TESTS 199

C UPPER EXTREMITY THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME TESTS 224

SHOULDER TESTS 250

ELBOW TESTS 312

WRIST AND HAND TESTS 336

D LOWER EXTREMITY SACROILIAC JOINT TESTS 404

HIP TESTS 446

KNEE TESTS 480

ANKLE AND FOOT TESTS 578

VASCULAR TESTS OF LOWER EXTREMITIES 608

E APPENDIX RANGE OF MOTION OF JOINTS 630

CLASSIC BIBLIOGRAPHY 644

INDEX OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTS 652