Table 2.

Tendon resting length and cross-sectional area

	Healthy Subjects	PFP Subjects	P Value
VMO tendon
Length, mm	18.66±3.40	18.69±2.66	0.985
Cross-sectional area, mm2	56.14±16.87	59.14±11.81	0.707
VL tendon
Length, mm	52.32±5.71	55.17±5.46	0.360
Cross-sectional area, mm2	48.71±20.25	52.57±14.95	0.692

Values are means ±SD. VMO, vastus medialis obliquus portion of quadriceps tendon; VL, vastus lateralis portion of quadriceps tendon.