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The control group was asymptomatic and exhibited a nor mal Q angle (mean, 8.25\u00b0), whereas the other group, diagnosed as patellofemoral pain syndrome patients, reported knee pain and had an above-normal Q angle (mean, 21.05\u00b0). All subjects were tested for isometric maximum knee extension at 90\u00b0, 30\u00b0, and 15\u00b0 of knee flexion while they were seated in a special restraining chair. During testing, surface electromyography at the oblique and long fibers of the vastus medialis, and at the vastus lateralis were recorded along with the knee moment of force. The integrated electromyographic signals associated with the peak torque for all of the vastus muscles, along with the vastus medialis obli quus :vastus lateralis and vastus medialis longus:vastus lateralis activity ratios showed no significant differences between groups nor between the three angles, sug gesting that all vasti measured were consistently active throughout the studied range of motion. 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