Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

Research Article

Effects of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome on Changes in Dynamic Postural Stability during Landing in Adult Women

Table 2

Results of kinematics and kinetics at maximum ground reaction force.


Variables			PFPS group	Control group

Kinematics (°)	Hip	Flexion			-6.539	≤.001
		Abduction			6.117	≤.001
		Internal rotation			-3.140	.003
	Knee	Flexion			-3.523	.001
		Valgus			2.929	.006
		Internal rotation			.139	.891
	Ankle	Plantarflexion			5.602	≤.001
		Internal rotation			-3.342	.002
		Eversion			-.924	.362
Kinetics		mGRF			-7.815	≤.001
Kinetics		Leg stiffness			-1.866	.070

Note: data are . , ; abbreviations: PFPS: patellofemoral pain syndrome; mGRF: max ground reaction force; “+” is the movement on the table, and “–”is the opposite movement (+: flexion, abduction, internal rotation, valgus, plantarflexion, and eversion; -: extension, adduction, external rotation, varus, dorsiflexion, and inversion).