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degloving injury |
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degloving injury Emergency medicine An avulsion-type injury in which the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the hand are torn off in a glove-like fashion, leaving the musculofascial plane intact Treatment Clean, debride, sew clean flaps, light
compressive dressing, antibiotics–eg, cefazolin, hospitalize. Cf Wringer injury. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Abstract: A 58-year-old male presented with a large circumferential degloving injury and was immediately taken to the operating room for further assessment of his wound. |
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