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degloving injury

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an injury most commonly to an extremity or digit in which the skin and subcutaneous tissue are separated from the deeper tissue layers thereby depleting its blood supply and increasing the risk of tissue necrosis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






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