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Two-dimensional video data was collected from ten individuals with predominantly unilateral PFP. Participants performed single-leg squat, single-leg landing, single-leg hop, forward step-down, and lateral step-down across two testing sessions. FPPAs were measured at peak knee flexion for each task, including trunk lean angle, knee FPPA, hip FPPA, and dynamic valgus index. Test\u2013retest reliability was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). Our findings indicate that test\u2013retest reliability and measurement error for trunk and lower limb FPPA varied across tasks in individuals with PFP. The lowest ICC was observed for hip FPPA, particularly during single-leg squat and lateral step-down tasks. Among the five tasks tested, the single-leg squat appeared to be the most demanding task, demonstrating the lowest ICCs, and highest SEM and MDC values across all four outcome measures (trunk lean angle, knee and hip FPPAs, and dynamic valgus index). 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