Although the difference in CAR for the gluteus maximus and gluteus medius between individuals with and without PFP did not reach a statistical significance in our study, comparisons for the gluteus maximus approached significance, indicating a possible lower gluteus maximus CAR in participants with PFP compared to pain-free controls (p = 0.067).
While individuals with PFP tended to have lower CAR in the gluteus maximus, it did not reach statistical significance. 3.3 Correlations between gluteal central activation and kinematics/functional outcomes Pearson correlation coefficient analysis revealed a statistically significant large correlation between the CAR of the gluteus maximus and the TLA during single leg landing across all participants (R = 0.533, p = 0.006; Table 2 ).