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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Specialty: Surgery, orthopedic
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