Avulsion Injuries Resulting From Los Angeles Personal Injury Accidents

What is an Avulsion Injury?

An Avulsion injury comes from the Latin word avellere, which means to "tear off".  Therefore, avulsion is a term used to describe those LA injuries in which a person suffers severe trauma where every layer of a person's skin has been torn or ripped.  When an avulsion occurs, one is able to see the underlying tendons and bone.

Types of Potential Los Angeles Injury Avulsions

Brachial Plexus Avulsion

A brachial plexus avulsion is a severe injury which can have lifelong effects.  The brachial plexus refers to a large quantity of nerves which sends signals from the brain to a person's arms, hands, and shoulders.  A brachial plexus avulsion results when the brachial plexus is torn away from the human spine destroying or injuring the necessary connections which results in loss of mobility of pain.  While medication may reduce the pain, the only way to permanently resolve any issues is to have surgery.

Los Angeles Car Accident Skin Avulsions

Skin avulsions are the most common type of avulsion injury which generally result from all types of motor-vehicle accidents, including car crashes, truck jack knifes, and motorcycle crashes where a motorcycle rider laid the bike down.

There are various types of skin avulsions which may result from a given Los Angeles Skin Avulsion Accident.  Severe or serious skin avulsions are amputations of a limb, appendage, finger or toe.  Moderate skin avulsions, degloving injuries, occur when a substantial part of a person's skin is completely removed from any underlying tissue, ligaments or bone.

Ear Avulsion Injuries

An ear avulsion occurs when someone's ear is ripped off or removed from their body.  An ear avulsion can occur during a recreational sport, such as rugby or water polo, where the ear is torn from the side of the head, which is why people started using head safety equipment.  Ear avulsions can also result from construction accidents, dog bites, and slip and fall accidents.

An ear which is only partially torn off (partially avulsed) may be reattached through surgery, but is much more difficult to reattach a completely removed ear.

Los Angeles Eyelid Avulsions

An eyelid avulsion is a type of injury which may occur from dog bites, car accidents, truck accident, motorcycle accidents, and other motor-vehicle accidents. 

LA Nail Avulsion Traumatic Injury

If someone experiences severe pressure of an impact to their toe-nails or to their finger-nails, it may cause the nail to be torn off.  As human nails grown continuously, lost nails are not reattached.  Depending on how quickly your nails grow, they will eventually grow back, but while your nail is exposed, it will be extremely sensitive and extra care should be given.

Injured in a Los Angeles Personal Injury Accident Resulting in an Avulsion?  Contact our Los Angeles Avulsion Injury Attorneys for a free confidential consultation at 800-715-4489.