title: Grip force reduction in patients with tennis elbow: influence of elbow position.
abstract: Grip force was measured in 55 consecutive patients with chronic tennis elbow. Grip force was markedly reduced at the pathological side, but there was also a striking reduction of the grip force at the pathological side when the grip force was measured with a straight elbow, compared with the standard position of 90 degrees flexion. This reduction was highly significant at the pathological side but not at the normal control side.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery U.Z. Pellenberg, Belgium.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fabry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013716:Tennis Elbow / Q000503:physiopathology*