LORI L. BARR, an Assistant Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Centre and University Of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-2899.
Patients complain of the pain along the lateral aspect of the elbow which extends inferioly.
They may experience grip weakness or aggravation of the condition with a gripping activity. The investigators report 5 cases of the injury related to carrying compresses air tanks during dive related activities. The authors then performed an experiment to evaluate muscle exertion during lifting of tanks by the valve stem and by using several tank carriers. The common method of carrying a tank is by the valve. Both a split hold or single grip gave peak activity of the common extender muscle group, an indication of maximal muscle exertion.