Degloving Injury

Basic Principles

Avulsion and degloving injuries of the finger and hand where the skin is stripped off large areas are accompanied by exposure of bone and tendons, and how fast repair of the skin can be carried out is the key to recovering function post-surgery. For the reconstruction method, it is best to combine different methods based on the level of the injury.

It is important to reconstruct the skin defect area by combining various methods, and to commence hand therapy as soon as possible after surgery to prevent contracture of the finger joints.

The difficulty level of each surgical procedure is shown subsequent to the procedure title (e.g., Level of Difficulty: 2). The levels range from 1 to 5, with level 1 indicating a preliminary level and level 5 indicating a very advanced level.