Table 5. Knee muscles' force assessed by hand-held dynamometry. Data are means (±SD)
Baseline Follow-up
Parameters SG CG SG CG
Flexors (N·kg-1) 38.23 (11.03) 37.42 (10.48) 84.02 (6.95) 86.04 (5.43)
Extensors (N·kg-1) 41.75 (10.54) 42.92 (12.49) 87.11 (6.54) 86.39 (6.74)
SG = study group; CG = control group.