Carlton midfielder Ed Curnow has been ruled out of Saturday's clash with Adelaide due to a bruised larynx.

The club's first-choice tagger, Curnow was hospitalised on Sunday after copping a hit to his throat.

"Given the unusual nature of this injury, we will have a clearer indication in the coming days as to the full extent of the bruising, but we will be taking a very cautious approach given the nature of it," Head of Football Andrew McKay told carltonfc.com.au.

Over the past fortnight, Curnow has run with Richmond star Dustin Martin and Gold Coast champion Gary Ablett in a bruising encounter at Metricon Stadium, keeping the dual Brownlow medallist to 25 disposals.

Forward Jed Lamb is being monitored after he was concussed by Richmond defender Bachar Houli last round.

Lamb has been cleared of structural damage from the controversial hit from Houli, an incident which saw the Tigers backman sent to the AFL Tribunal and copping a two-week ban, which the League has appealed as "manifestly inadequate".

"Jed has been cleared of any structural damage but he has concussive signs and will be monitored closely throughout the week," McKay said.

"Naturally, we are always cautious with concussion symptoms so Jed will be closely observed and will need to pass all tests this week to be available to play. We will have a clearer indication of this by the end of the week."