Table 3.

Absolute and relative knee strength and jump performances of legs with patellar tendinopathy and those without.

	Patellar Tendinopathy Legs (n = 24)	Legs without Patellar Tendinopathy (n = 100)	p
Q60 (Nm)	212 ± 38	243 ± 49	0.0001
Q180 (Nm)	169 ± 32	177 ± 32	0.17
H60 (Nm)	156 ± 28	153 ± 28	0.66
H180 (Nm)	125 ± 34	120 ± 21	0.27
Q60 (Nm/Kg)	2.14 ± 0.42	2.54 ± 0.44	0.0001
Q180 (Nm/Kg)	1.70 ± 0.31	1.84 ± 0.26	0.003
H60 (Nm/Kg)	1.56 ± 0.25	1.61 ± 0.26	0.28
H180 (Nm/Kg)	1.25 ± 0.31	1.26 ± 0.20	0.90
H/Q60	74 ± 1 4	64 ± 12	0.0001
H/Q180	74 ± 16	69 ± 12	0.03
Absolute CMJ test (cm)	42.7 ± 6.3	41.2 ± 7	0.19
Relative CMJ test (cm/Kg)	0.43 ± 0.08	0.43 ± 0.09	0.89
Absolute Hop test (cm)	228 ± 20	226 ± 23	0.69
Relative Hop test (cm/Kg)	2.32 ± 0.39	2.40 ± 0.42	0.24

Abbreviations: Q60: Quadriceps strength at 60° of isokinetic angular speed; H: Hamstring; H/Q: Conventional Hamstring-to-Quadriceps ratio; CMJ: Countermovement Vertical Jump.