Table 2
Isokinetic measures of quadriceps. Values are means (± standard deviation).
Mode
Tendinopathy group
Control group
Total
(n=24)
Male
(n=14)
Female
(n=10)
Total
(n=24)
Male
n=14)
Female
n=10)
60°·s
-1
PT/BW (N·kg
-1
)
Conc
269.0 (52.4)
300.8 (38.3)
224.5 (33.8)
*
279.1 (38.7)
288.6 (43.1)
265.7 (28.5)
Ecc
316.7 (79.2)
347.7 (70.3)
273.3 (72.7)
309.7 (72.7)
316.9 (77.5)
299.7 (68.2)
Work/BW (J·kg
-1
)
Conc
300.8 (58.3)
333.1 (46.1)
255.6 (41.5)
*
315.3 (41.2)
328.5 (43.8)
297.0 (30.3)
Ecc
302.1 (91.3)
333.6 (82.1)
258.0 (88.7)
295.1 (66.9)
294.3 (69.4)
296.2 (66.8)
180°·s
-1
PT/BW (N·kg
-1
)
Conc
189.0 (47.4)
213.9 (40.7)
154.2 (32.3)
*
200.0 (27.0)
213.2 (20.5)
181.6 (24.6)
Ecc
297.5 (101.6)
339.9 (103.1)
238.0 (65.7)
297.7 (66.0)
312.9 (75.9)
276.4 (44.0)
Work/BW (J·kg
-1
)
Conc
230.3 (53.9)
256.1 (43.0)
194.2 (47.6)
241.7 (35.2)
258.5 (24.2)
218.1 (35.4)
Ecc
302.4 (118.4)
353.5 (114.4)
230.7 (84.5)
295.9 (69.9)
301.7 (80.8)
287.9 (54.2)
300°·s
-1
PT/BW (N·kg
-1
)
Conc
155.2 (49.2)
170.9 (56.3)
133.2 (26.0)
170.1 (45.4)
186.0 (51.3)
147.9 (23.1)
Ecc
304.3 (91.4)
339.8 (97.4)
254.5 (54.1)
300.3 (62.4)
312.3 (73.9)
283.6 (39.2)
Work/BW (J·kg
-1
)
Conc
180.3 (51.4)
195.9 (56.5)
158.3 (35.0)
200.2 (24.9)
213.1 (19.9)
182.2 (19.9)
Ecc
313.9 (115.4)
358.5 (119.3)
251.5 (77.8)
305.1 (98.7)
310.2 (110.4)
297.9 (84.8)
PT/BW, Peak torque/Body weight; Work/BW, Work/Body weight; conc, concentric contraction; ecc, eccentric contraction
* Indicates significant difference between patellar tendinopathy and control groups (p < 0.05)