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degloving

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degloving /de·glov·ing/ (de-gluv´ing) intra-oral surgical exposure of the bony mandibular chin; it can be performed in the posterior region if necessary.
de·glov·ing (d-glvng)
n.
The surgical exposure of the front part of the mandible while working from within the mouth, as used in plastic surgery.

degloving
[dēglov′ing]
Etymology: L, de + AS, glof
1 an injury to an extremity-finger, hand, arm, leg, or foot-in which the soft tissue down to the bone, including neurovascular bundles and sometimes tendons, is peeled off.
2 (in dentistry) the exposure of the bony mandibular anterior or posterior regions by oral surgery or trauma.
3 removal of latex or vinyl hand coverings.

degloving
(dēgluv´ing),
n an intraoral surgical exposure of the bony mandibular anterior region. This procedure can be performed in the posterior region if necessary.
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Degloving injury.

degloving
the avulsion of skin from underlying structures, usually a result of trauma. Besides the possibility of injury to other structures, there may be a problem with viability of the skin involved.


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Many surgical approaches to JNA have been used, including the transpalatal approach, medial maxillectomy, midfacial degloving, LeFort I surgery, lateral rhinotomy, and the infratemporal fossa approach.
Mehdipour and causing him serious injuries, including the degloving of his left arm (which subsequently had to be amputated) and a traumatic brain injury.
Various surgical approaches have been described in the literature, including transpalatal, transmaxillary, midline mandibulotomy, facial degloving, infratemporal fossa, and endoscopic approaches.
 
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