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Finger degloving

That ring caused some troubles! This 54-year-old hopped out of a pickup and degolved his finger up to the distal interphalangeal joint where it fractured! Degloving injury is a type of avulsion in which an extensive section of skin is completely torn off the underlying tissue, severing its blood supply. It is named by analogy to the process of removing a glove. Typically, degloving injuries affect the extremities and limbs and they require major surgical interventions. Treatment options include replantation or revascularization of the degloved skins, or when these are not possible, skin grafts or skin flaps. While the preservation of the extremities and limbs is normally preferred, in some severe cases amputations may be advised or required.