The skin is the largest organ of the body. It helps protect muscles, bones and organs. It prevents infection and limits UV damage from solar exposure. Significant damage to the skin can cause a host of issues, ranging from severe infections to disfiguring scars.
Motorcycle riders are at high risk of significant skin damage and skin-related medical issues if they crash while riding. Many people are familiar with road rash, which comes from fast-moving contact with pavement. However, there is another, more serious skin-related injury that people can sustain in a motorcycle collision.
Degloving can be a devastating injury
Road rash can be painful, itchy and prone to scarring. However, it is nowhere near as severe as a degloving injury. A degloving injury involves intense pressure or friction pulling the skin loose from the tissue underneath.
People can sustain open degloving injuries where the skin tears. They are at risk of infections and medical complications caused by blood loss. Closed degloving injuries are also serious, as they can lead to nerve damage and a variety of other serious medical complications. Degloving injuries can be incredibly costly to treat. They can also produce symptoms and functional limitations that last for the rest of a rider’s life.
Filing a personal injury lawsuit after a motorcycle crash may be the only way to fully cover the cost of treating a degloving injury and addressing the impact it will have on a rider’s future income. Those concerned about covering the cost of a motorcycle crash may need to review a collision report and medical records with a legal professional to understand their options, and that’s okay.
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