Table 3 Muscle activation
|  |  |  | Patients with PFPS (n = 31) Mean (SD) | Control group (n = 28) Mean (SD) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VM | Average | Total | 7.76 (3.96) | 5.81 (4.30) | 0.08 |
Weight acceptance | 14.24 (6.82) | 11.99 (10.27) | 0.33 | ||
Single limb support | 9.26 (4.86) | 7.07 (5.49) | 0.11 | ||
Swing limb advancement | 4.93 (3.05) | 3.25 (2.12) | 0.02 | ||
VL | Average | Total | 8.92 (4.64) | 6.37 (3.24) | 0.02 |
Weight acceptance | 16.89 (9.83) | 13.31 (7.30) | 0.12 | ||
Single limb support†| 11.29 (5.00) | 7.68 (3.79) |  < 0.01 | ||
Swing limb advancement | 5.04 (3.45) | 3.56 (2.41) | 0.06 | ||
ST | Average | Total‡ | 10.65 (7.16) | 5.13 (3.16) |  < 0.001 |
Weight acceptance†| 20.38 (15.14) | 9.86 (6.48) |  < 0.01 | ||
Single limb support†| 10.14 (7.82) | 5.32 (3.61) |  < 0.01 | ||
Swing limb advancement‡ | 8.52 (5.77) | 3.76 (2.42) |  < 0.001 | ||
GCM | Average | Total†| 25.89 (8.95) | 19.24 (8.81) |  < 0.01 |
Weight acceptance | 6.83 (5.79) | 5.21 (4.15) | 0.23 | ||
Single limb support†| 42.77 (17.98) | 30.52 (14.04) |  < 0.01 | ||
Swing limb advancement | 18.02 (5.68) | 14.32 (7.14) | 0.03 |