First of all it is important to emphasize that the Cyriax clinical reasoning system is not the same for all joints. There is a hughe difference between the system used in the extremities and the one used in the spine. Those are two different clnical reasoning approaches.
The diagnostic outcome is also different: whereas, in the extremities, a rather "specific" diagnosis can often be reached, it is different in the spine. In the spine a "aspecific" diagnosis is more common.
However, "aspecific" diagnoses also occur in the extremities: e.g. an internal derangement or loose body.
Which clinical reasoning algorhythm do we use when we examine a patient suffering for a musculoskeletal problem in the extremities?
Can we use a structured system in order to reach a relevant diagnosis?
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(note that the clinical reasoning path illustrated in the film is used only in the extremities and not in the spine)