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Table 1 Results of peak torque at 60 deg/s (z-value; Wilcoxon’s test)

From: Assessment of knee flexor muscles strength in patients with patellar instability and its clinical implications for the non-surgical treatment of patients after first patellar dislocation - pilot study

Peak Torque 60

X (mean)

z-value

p-value

Normative data (for age and sex)

72.2 Nm

z = −5.535

p < 0.001

knees with recurrent dislocation n = 39

39.7 Nm

Normative data (for age and sex)

73.13 Nm

z = −4.681

p < 0.001

Uninvolved knees n = 27

53.01 Nm

Normative data (for age and sex)

75.5 Nm

z = −1.826

p = 0.0672

Control group of healthy subjects n = 18

66.3 Nm