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. 2013 Jun;8(3):256–268.

Table 3.

Case 3 knee flexor muscle and tendon morphology.

Structure Parameter Injured Limb Jninjured Limb
Pre‐Surgery Post‐Return to Sports Follow‐Up Pre‐Surgery Post‐Return to Sports Follow‐Up
Semitendinosus
Muscle Volume 121.85 84.12 58.50 126.64 130.76 172.75
Peak cross‐sectional area 8.56 8.60 7.00 8.71 8.46 10.42
Length 25.86 18.67 16.80 24.71 26.54 27.89
Tendon Volume 1.47 0.11 2.35 1.24 0.94 2.81
Peak cross‐sectional area 0.16 0.13 0.21 0.13 0.20 0.41
Length 20.98 1.15 19.65 20.43 19.89 18.94
Gracilis
Muscle Volume 66.50 71.40 98.90 62.14 60.86 111.68
Peak cross‐sectional area 4.88 3.19 5.67 4.07 4.14 6.37
Length 27.59 26.17 25.46 27.54 30.18 28.04
Tendon Volume 0.61 1.01 3.85 0.94 0.61 2.89
Peak cross‐sectional area 0.14 0.14 0.47 0.20 0.10 0.48
Length 11.19 18.94 21.25 9.45 12.72 14.79
Semimembranosus
Muscle Volume 170.12 185.12 254.02 159.48 169.54 236.85
Peak cross‐sectional area 9.93 11.77 16.79 10.17 11.44 15.01
Biceps femoris (long)
Muscle Volume 153.97 164.70 214.47 161.60 169.07 216.70
Peak cross‐sectional area 12.62 14.13 17.80 12.34 13.30 15.39
Biceps femoris (short)
Muscle Volume 60.36 65.69 87.14 51.20 56.52 82.90
Peak cross‐sectional area 6.17 6.98 7.75 5.42 5.82 7.30
Sartorius
Muscle Volume 99.60 107.90 189.84 83.22 85.49 166.60
Peak cross‐sectional area 3.47 3.46 5.03 2.75 2.91 4.76
Hamstrings+Gracilis+Sartorius
Muscle Volume 672.40 661.60 902.87 644.28 672.24 987.47
Peak cross‐sectional area 45.63 48.62 60.04 43.46 46.07 59.25

Units: volume (cm3), peak cross‐sectional area (cm2), and length (cm).