Table 4.
Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficients (ρ) Between Hip Strength and Knee Kinematics in Males
| 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 | 0.23 | .33 | 0.23 | .33 | −0.17 | .48 | 0.61 | .004* | 0.31 | .18 | 0.02 | .93 |
| HAB | −0.04 | .86 | −0.05 | .83 | −0.33 | .16 | 0.40 | .08 | 0.07 | .78 | −0.26 | .27 |
| SHER | −0.15 | .54 | 0.05 | .82 | −0.11 | .65 | 0.36 | .12 | 0.14 | .57 | 0.01 | .99 |
| PHER | −0.05 | .83 | 0.26 | .26 | −0.07 | .65 | 0.08 | .72 | 0.30 | .21 | −0.07 | .77 |
*
Significant gender differences: P<.05.
Abbreviations: HEXT, hip extension; HAB, hip abduction; SHER, hip external rotation with the seated position; PHER, hip external rotation with the prone position, Flx; flexion, Val; valgus, IR; internal rotation.