Abstract
Background:
Degloving is a potentially serious injury in which an extensive area of skin is torn from its underlying attachments and thereby deprived of its blood supply.
Case Study:
Two cases of degloving injury are described, one occurring as a result of the shearing effect of a vehicle wheel passing over the limb in a run-over accident and one caused by a ring of the fourth-hand finger. The degloved skin must be grafted with the help of plastic surgery either by removing the subcutaneous fat from the damaged skin and applying it as a free graft or by taking a graft from elsewhere.
Conclusion:
Degloved skin is dead and should be replaced as if it were a free skin graft. A number of plastic surgical procedures are available at the moment.
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Antoniou, D., Kyriakidis, A., Zaharopoulos, A. et al. Degloving Injury. Eur J Trauma 31, 593–596 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-005-1059-3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-005-1059-3