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Ultrasonography images of the patellar tendon obtained at rest (A) and during a maximal isometric ramped contraction (B). The solid lines demonstrate the resting tendon length as measured between the apex of the patella and the tibial tuberosity. The dashed line represents the elongation of the tendon that has occurred during contraction.
