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27 October 2022: Clinical Research

Retrospective Study from a Single Center in Poland of Postoperative Outcomes of Muscle Strength in Patients After Surgical Suturing of the Achilles Tendon Using a Kessler’s Suture and 28 Weeks of Supervised Postoperative Physiotherapy

Łukasz Sikorski 1BCDEF* , Andrzej Czamara 12ABDEG

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.938267

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e938267

Table 1 The Tegner activity scale.

Level 10Competitive sports – soccer, football, rugby (national elite)
Level 9Competitive sports – soccer, football, rugby (lower divisions), ice hockey, wrestling, gymnastic, basketball
Level 8Competitive sports – racquetball or bandy, squash or badminton, track and field athletics (jumping, etc.), down-hill skiing
Level 7Competitive sports – tennis, running, motorcars speedway, handballRecreational sports – soccer, football, rugby, bandy, ice hockey, basketball, squash, racquetball, running
Level 6Recreational sports – tennis and badminton, handball, racquetball, down-hill skiing, jogging at least 5 time per week
Level 5Work – heavy labor (construction, etc.)Competitive sports – cycling, cross-country skiingRecreational sports – jogging on uneven ground at least twice weekly
Level 4Work – moderately heavy labor (e.g. truck driving, rtc.)
Level 3Work – light labor (nursing, etc.)
Level 2Work – light labotWalking on uneven ground possible, but impossible to back or hike
Level 1Work – sedentary (secretarial, etc.)
Level 0Sick leacve or disability pension because of lower limb problems

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Medical Science Monitor eISSN: 1643-3750
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