Whats the difference between a sprain and a tear?

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Apr 1, 2015
2:57:42pm

cougaman

Whats the difference between a sprain and a tear?

Nothing!

http://www.ucsfhealth.org/conditions/mcl_tear/treatment.html

http://www.spinalphysio.co.uk/advice/sports-injury (look at the image about half way down to see the grading criteria for grade III Sprains. Hint: its completely torn)

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This is important (edit: but untrue, apparently)

CoopDizz

4/1/15 12:10pm

Whew!

Reasonable1

4/1/15 12:12pm

which means...no soft tissue injury!?!? 😀

4/1/15 12:14pm

YES! The bullet point on the resume can stay for now!

Left Shark Coug

4/1/15 12:17pm

I blame Omer.

Real Men Wear Blue

4/1/15 12:30pm

This is the latest on Sandlin

donnerstag

4/1/15 12:17pm

If he can be the fourth guy, then we won't be a disaster out there

CoopDizz

4/1/15 12:22pm

I think he's already the 5th guy in the rotation

donnerstag

4/1/15 12:27pm

If Hinds winds up playing this year

CoopDizz

4/1/15 12:28pm

True. He was a 2 deep lock before his injury

donnerstag

4/1/15 12:29pm

Uh Oh - this is important and true, apparently

CoopDizz

4/1/15 12:22pm

Un-whew. Could a partial tear be the source of confusion?

Reasonable1

4/1/15 12:31pm

Maybe. He did say that it won't need surgery and should be 100% this summer.

CoopDizz

4/1/15 12:49pm

If that's true then it's a partial tear at worst.

Reasonable1

4/1/15 12:52pm

Or you don't know anything about knee injuries. MCL sprains almost never require

cougaman

4/1/15 2:13pm

I agree that sprains don't need surgery. Never heard of one needing surgery.

Reasonable1

4/1/15 2:20pm

Whats the difference between a sprain and a tear?

cougaman

4/1/15 2:57pm

Technically wrubell is still right.

ZonaCougar12

4/1/15 1:53pm

I don't think it's a complete tear though. Would need surgery to reattach it.

Reasonable1

4/1/15 1:55pm

depends on how each end is aligned

ZonaCougar12

4/1/15 2:03pm

Thanks for the clarification

CoopDizz

4/1/15 1:57pm

Is depth really an issue? Just move more DEs or tackles or WRs...e.g, Bronco fix

Y4LYFE

4/1/15 3:12pm

MCL's are weird. THey can tear - completly - and then heal on their own.

CosmoK

4/1/15 3:49pm

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