title: The therapeutic challenges of degloving soft-tissue injuries.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Degloving soft-tissue injuries are serious and debilitating conditions. Deciding on the most appropriate treatment is often difficult. However, their impact on patients' outcomes is frequently underestimated.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to study the incidence, clinical presentation, management and outcome of degloving soft-tissue injuries.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a narrative traditional review using the key words; degloving injury and soft-tissue injuries through search engines PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There are several therapeutic options for treating degloving soft-tissue injuries; however, no evidence-based guidelines have been published on how to manage degloving soft-tissue injuries, although numerous articles outline the management of such injuries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Degloving soft-tissue injuries are underreported and potentially devastating. They require early recognition, and early management. A multidisciplinary approach is usually needed to ensure the effective rehabilitation of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA ; Trauma Surgery Section, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Rifat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Latifi
authors.affiliation: Trauma Surgery Section, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Hany
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El-Hennawy
authors.affiliation: Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College ; Clinical Research, Trauma Surgery Section, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Ayman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Menyar
authors.affiliation: Trauma Surgery Section, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peralta
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research, Trauma Surgery Section, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asim
authors.affiliation: Trauma Surgery Section, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Consunji
authors.affiliation: Trauma Surgery Section, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Thani
keywords: Degloving; Morel-Lavallée lesions; soft-tissue injuries; trauma
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