Pre vs. post operative knee extensor moment and pain value scores.

 

Involved knee

Pain score (0-9 Lund scale)

Velocity

Uninvolved

Pre-op

Post-op

Pre-op

Post-op

600/s

         

Female

133

86

106

3.85

2.2

Male

228

131

186

5.01

2.22

120/s

         

Female

139

84

109

3.71

1.92

Male

207

112

174

4.89

2.19

600/s

         

Female

125

79

92

2.28

0.87

Male

188

109

147

3.4

1.78

Based on Nordgren et al (1983).

Knee extensor strength to body weight (Nm/Kgbw) controls vs. patients with patella femoral pain syndrome (PFPS)

   

300/s

600/s

1200/s

Women

       

Control

Concentric

2.47

2.41

1.93

PFPS

Concentric

1.69

1.55

1.22

Men

       

Control

Concentric

3.02

2.77

2.43

PFPS

Concentric

2

1.93

1.97

Women

       

Control

Eccentric

3.39

3.23

3.2

PFPS

Eccentric

2.04

1.8

1.67

Men

       

Control

Eccentric

3.8

3.65

3.66

PFPS

Eccentric

2.29

2.27

2.34

Based on Dvir (1990)


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