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Tegner Lysholm

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Tegner Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale

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This questionnaire has been designed to give your therapist information as to how your knee pain has affected your ability to manage in everyday life. Please answer every question by placing a mark in the box that best describes your condition today.

During the past 4 weeks......

Section 1 -Limp		Section 2 -Support
	None		None
	Slight or periodical		Stick or crutch
	Severe and constant		Weight-bearing impossible

Section 3 - Pain		Section 4 - Instability
	None		Never giving way
	Inconstant and slight during severe exertion		Rarely during athletics or other severe exertion
	Marked during severe exertion		Frequently during athletics or other severe exertion (or incapable of participation)
	Marked on or after walking more than 2 km		Occasionally in daily activities
	Marked on or after walking less than 2 km		Often in daily activities
	Constant		Every step

Section 5 -Locking		Section 6 - Swelling
	No locking and no catching sensations		None
	Catching sensation but no locking		On severe exertion
	LockingOccasionally		On ordinary exertion
	Frequently		Constant
	Locked joint on examination

Section 7 - Stair-climbing		Section 8 - Squatting
	No problems		No problems
	Slightly impaired		Slightly impaired
	One step at a time		Not beyond 90°
	Impossible		Impossible


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The Tegner Lysholm Knee Score is

Grading the Tegner Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale
<65	Poor	65-83	Fair	84-90	Good	>90	Excellent

Reference for Score: Tegner Y, Lysholm J. Rating systems in the evaluation of knee ligament injuries. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1985 Sep;(198):43-9. Link(No link available, but link to pubmed )

Reference for Grading: Mitsou A, Vallianatos P, Piskopakis N, Maheras S. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by over-the-top repair combined with popliteus tendon plasty. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1990 May;72(3):398-404. link

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