degloving
Sign in to saveAlso known as Degloving injury, Morel Lavallée lesion, Deglove, Morel-Lavallee lesion, Morel-Lavallée lesion
Finger degloving and amputation|300px|thumb Degloving occurs when skin and the fat below it, the subcutaneous tissue, are torn away from the underlying anatomical structures they are normally attached to. It is a type of avulsion. Normally the subcutaneous tissue layer is attached to the fibrous layer that covers muscles known as deep fascia.
Research
1,721 papers- Degloving Injuries.2026
- [Degloving injuries of the lower limb].Der Unfallchirurg · 2009
- A Closed Degloving Injury: Morel-Lavallée Lesion.Journal of emergency nursing · 2023
- The therapeutic challenges of degloving soft-tissue injuries.Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shock · 2014
- The Morel-Lavallée Lesion: Review and Update on Diagnosis and Management.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Closed internal degloving injury (Morel-Lavallée lesion)
- Mechanism
- Causes
- Presentation
- Diagnosis
- Ultrasound imaging
- Computed tomography
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Treatment
- Conservative therapy
- Minimally invasive treatment
- Open surgery
- Other animals
- References
- External links
Finger degloving and amputation|300px|thumb Degloving occurs when skin and the fat below it, the subcutaneous tissue, are torn away from the underlying anatomical structures they are normally attached to. It is a type of avulsion. Normally the subcutaneous tissue layer is attached to the fibrous layer that covers muscles known as deep fascia.
A degloving injury, a type of soft-tissue injury which can occur anywhere in the body, commonly affects areas including the face, scalp, trunk, limbs, and genitalia. Degloving injuries are caused by shearing forces that cause the soft tissue layers to get pulled apart. They were first reported in the twentieth century from machinery such as wringers used to dry clothes. The invention and widespread use of automobiles also lead to degloving and other traumatic injuries.