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Discover what degloving injuries are, their types, treatment options, and recovery insights. Learn how to handle this severe injury effectively. Degloving injury Degloving injury also called avulsion injury, is defined as the separation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues from the underlying deep fascia, muscles and bones 1 compromising the adjacent fascia, muscles, blood vessels and nerves 2. Degloving injuries can affect every part of the body, but in particular the limbs, trunk, scalp, face, and genitalia 3. In addition to local tissue injuries, severe concomitant injuries and massive blood loss typically occur, so the degloved ... Degloving injuries, also referred to as avulsion injuries, represent some of the most severe and often life-threatening traumas. In these injuries, both the skin and underlying tissues are forcibly detached from structures such as muscles, bones, or connective tissues. Degloving is a type of soft-tissue injury that tears away the skin and subcutaneous tissue from the underlying structures. Learn about the mechanisms, symptoms, diagnosis and management of degloving and closed internal degloving (Morel-Lavallée lesion).
