Traumatic injury to the testis can be graded using the testis injury scale.
Injury
Extent
Grade
contusion or hematoma
I
laceration of tunica albuguinea
subclinical
II
with < 50% parenchymal loss
III
with >= 50% tissue loss
IV
avulsion
V
total destruction
If bilateral injuries are present, then the final grade is increased by 1 up to Grade V.
where:
• I cannot see how a bilateral testicular injury could be Grade VI, so I assume the highest grade affected is Grade IV (going to Grade V).
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