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). Degloving is a term for a severe injury in which the skin and underlying tissues are forcefully separated from the underlying structures, resembling the removal of a glove from the hand. Degloving injury can refer to several conditions: deglovin...
