Table 3.
Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficients (ρ) Between Hip Strength and Knee Kinematics in Females
| Knee Anlge @ Initial Contact | Knee Angle @ Peak | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flx | Val | IR | Flx | Val | IR | |||||||
| ρ | P | ρ | p | ρ | p | ρ | p | ρ | p | ρ | p | |
| HEXT | 0.13 | .57 | −0.48 | .02* | −0.20 | .36 | 0.04 | .85 | −0.41 | .05 | −0.25 | .26 |
| HAB | 0.22 | .31 | −0.46 | .03* | −0.02 | .94 | 0.17 | .45 | −0.39 | .06 | −0.81 | .72 |
| SHER | 0.08 | .72 | −0.27 | .21 | −0.33 | .13 | −0.02 | .91 | −0.30 | .17 | −0.33 | .12 |
| PHER | 0.05 | .81 | −0.44 | .04* | −0.13 | .56 | −0.06 | .79 | −0.37 | .08 | −0.24 | .27 |
*
Significant gender differences: P<.05.
HEXT = hip extension; HAB = hip abduction; SHER = hip external rotation in the seated position; PHER = hip external rotation in the prone position; Flx = flexion; Val = valgus; IR = internal rotation.