Degloving injury
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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 a number of conditions:
History and etymology
The term "degloving" originated in the medical field and is derived from the combination of two distinct words: "de-" and "glove." The origin and earliest use of the term in the medical literature is uncertain but dates back at least as far as 1920s 4.
-<p><strong>Degloving injuries</strong> can refer to a number of conditions:</p><ul>-<li>-<a href="/articles/degloving-soft-tissue-injury">degloving soft tissue injury</a><ul>-<li>-<a title="Morel-Lavallée lesion" href="/articles/morel-lavallee-lesion-1">Morel-Lavallée lesion</a> (closed degloving soft tissue injury)</li>-<li><a href="/articles/intramuscular-degloving-injury">intramuscular degloving injury</a></li>-</ul>-</li>-<li><a href="/articles/degloving-bowel-injury">degloving bowel injury</a></li>-</ul>- +<p><strong>Degloving</strong> 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. </p><p>Degloving injury can refer to a number of conditions:</p><ul>
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- +<p><a href="/articles/degloving-soft-tissue-injury">degloving soft tissue injury</a></p>
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- +<li><p><a href="/articles/morel-lavallee-lesion-1" title="Morel-Lavallée lesion">Morel-Lavallée lesion</a> (closed degloving soft tissue injury)</p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/intramuscular-degloving-injury">intramuscular degloving injury</a></p></li>
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- +<li><p><a href="/articles/degloving-bowel-injury">degloving bowel injury</a></p></li>
- +</ul><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>The term "degloving" originated in the medical field and is derived from the combination of two distinct words: "de-" and "glove." The origin and earliest use of the term in the medical literature is uncertain but dates back at least as far as 1920s <sup>4</sup>. </p>
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- 4. Degloved - Oxford English Dictionary, online accessed March 2024 https://www.oed.com/dictionary/degloved_adj
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