Troy Tulowitzki is struggling through perhaps the worst slump of his career right now, hitting a deplorable .152 on the young season. To worsen matters, he apparently suffered a fairly significant left Quadriceps injury last night while fielding a group ball off the bat of Aaron Rowand.
According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post, he left the game after being unable to even move toward a groundball in the first inning just moments after he suffered the injury on an earlier fielding attempt.
The initial comments by the Rockies’ trainers were not too promising:
"He is in a lot of pain and discomfort, and a lot of spasm after the injury", said head trainer Keith Dugger .
My initial impression is that there is no chance of this being a grade 1 strain - it is more likely a grade 2, or worse. In all likelihood, this was a substantial grade 2 strain. He is to undergo MRI testing today to see the extent of the injury.
Grade 2 strains can take anywhere from 10 days to 6 weeks for full healing, depending on the extent and location of the injury, as well as patient compliance with rehabilitation efforts and not re-aggravating it during the healing process.
Now all we can do is wait for the MRI results and for the word from the Orthopedist(s) who examine him.
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what are the chances that this bothers him all year? I dont know much about strained quads but they seem to be fairly common this year. If he goes throught the correct healing process can he come back and be the Tulo we have expected? Or should we be discounting Tulo the rest of the way because this is going to hamper him?
Another question I came up with: Is there such a thing as a grade 3 strain? If so, what would that entail and how close do you think Tulo is to that level?
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As long as this is not a more serious injury than a grade 2 strain, he should return without any lingering effects - as long as the rehab process goes smoothly and he doesn’t return too soon.
Yes, Grade 3 strains are the highest classification of muscle strains. This is when the muscle tissue tears all the way through, whereas a grade 2 strain has only partial disruption of the muscle tissue.
These are serious injuries, as muscle/tendon function can be significantly limited. Muscle tearing away from the tendon would be considered a grade 3 strain. Often times, “dents” can be seen in the muscle where the tissue has torn apart. This is a classic presentation of a “ruptured” muscle.
I cannot speculate the grade of muscle tear…we have to wait for the MRI results and the Doctor’s examination results.
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