Degloving injury: Difference between revisions
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Severe avulsion injury resulting in skin and subcutaneous fat separating from the underlying tissues | *Severe avulsion injury resulting in skin and subcutaneous fat separating from the underlying tissues | ||
* | *Can present on any part of the body, but most commonly affects lower extremities | ||
*Often related to other severe injuries, including neurovascular damage, so the degloved tissue is often nonviable | *Often related to other severe injuries, including neurovascular damage, so the degloved tissue is often nonviable | ||
*Important to recognize quickly, as they are often associated with high morbidity/mortality | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
Revision as of 05:05, 19 March 2018
Background
- Severe avulsion injury resulting in skin and subcutaneous fat separating from the underlying tissues
- Can present on any part of the body, but most commonly affects lower extremities
- Often related to other severe injuries, including neurovascular damage, so the degloved tissue is often nonviable
- Important to recognize quickly, as they are often associated with high morbidity/mortality