Table 2.
Muscle (% MVIC) Mean (SD) | Flexion | Extension | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Young | Elderly | Young | Elderly | |
VM | 23.1 (23.9) | 27.9 (20.7) | 26.2 (18.3) | 68.4 (52.0) |
RF | 18.4 (25.8) | 10.5 (9.0) | 19.7 (17.2) | 24.7 (15.3) |
VL | 35.5 (20.1) | 28.7 (17.2) | 51.9 (21.2) | 66.1 (22.2) |
MH | 15.8 (13.6) | 26.2 (23.0) | 11.2 (10.2) | 9.5 (8.1) |
LH | 71.3 (42.3) | 99.4 (51.8) | 35.3 (28.8) | 59.4 (45.3) |