Description

Muscle strains are disruptions that range from minimal to total. The grade of strain reflects this spectrum of severity.


Muscle Disruption

Grade

none

0

minimal or mild

1

partial

2

complete, with muscle retraction

3

 

where:

• The partial category covers quite a range of injury. Subdividing it into < 50% and >= 50% would allow for Grades 0 to 4.

 


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