Tegner Activity Scale (Knee)
The Tegner activity scale, a knee activity level from 0 to 10, normally reported alongside the Lysholm knee score: the score measures symptoms, the scale records the activity level those symptoms are measured against.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Tegner activity level
- 5 - heavy labor, competitive cycling
Result: Tegner level 5: heavy labor, competitive cycling or cross-country skiing, or recreational jogging on uneven ground.
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What the result means
- Level 0
- Sick leave or a disability pension because of knee problems.
- Levels 1-3
- Sedentary to light labor; walking, and at level 3 swimming and forest walking.
- Levels 4-5
- Moderately heavy to heavy labor; recreational or competitive cycling and jogging.
- Levels 6-7
- Recreational racquet sports and frequent jogging, up to competitive tennis or running.
- Levels 8-10
- Competitive sport, from squash and downhill skiing to national elite team sport.
What you enter
- Tegner activity level
How this is calculated
Tegner Y, Lysholm J. Rating systems in the evaluation of knee ligament injuries. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1985;(198):43-49. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.