Table 2 Blood volume and oxygen saturation of the patellar tendon and skin for CON, ECC, and control group Mean (sd).
| CON | ECC | Control group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | |
| Tendon blood volume (µmol·l −1 ) | 11.7 (5.1) | 12.5 (4.1) | 12.1 (3.0) | 12.9 (2.4) | 11.3 (2.6) | 11.6 (1.9) |
| Tendon oxygen saturation (%) | 65.5 (5.5) | 70.6 (3.2) ** | 66.9 (6.9) | 70.6 (4.0) | 67.0 (6.3) | 68.1 (4.2) |
| Blood volume at the superficial site (µmol·l −1 ) | 18.8 (2.3) | 19.3 (2.0) | 19.9 (2.5) | 19.8 (2.5) | 18.9 (1.7) | 19.3 (2.8) |
| Oxygen saturation at the superficial site (%) | 69.6 (1.9) | 69.7 (1.2) | 70.6 (2.4) | 69.7 (1.2) | 69.8 (1.5) | 70.2 (1.3) |
*, ** significantly different from before (p<0.05, p<0.01, respectively); CON, concentric training group; ECC, eccentric training group