. 2016 Mar 8;11(3):e0150799. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150799

Table 2. Stiffness, Young’s modulus and mean cross section area (CSA) of the patellar tendon.

	E+S		E
	Pre	Post	Pre	Post
Stiffness (N·mm^-1)	2752 ± 402	2483 ± 733	2753 ± 947	2692 ± 697
Young’s Modulus (MPa)	1038 ± 194	925 ± 162	1251 ± 296	1158 ± 273
Mean CSA (mm²)	65.9 ± 7.1	69.2 ± 6.9^*	60.3 ± 4.2	59.9 ± 4.4

Stiffness, Young’s modulus and mean cross section area (CSA) of the patellar tendon before (Pre) and after (Post) the intervention period for athletes adding strength training to their normal endurance training (E+S) and athletes performing normal endurance training only (E). Values are mean ± SD

* Different from pre (p ˂ 0.05).