RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Delayed presentation of Morel-Lavallee lesion
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 750
OP 752
VO 35
IS 7
A1 Jameel, Javed
A1 Kumar, Sandeep
A1 Zahid, Mohd
A1 Ahmad, Sohail
YR 2014
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/35/7/750.abstract
AB Closed degloving skin lesions of the limbs are uncommon, and diagnosis may be missed at the time of acute trauma. Usually, they are associated with pelvic fractures but may occur in absence of any bony injury. When this closed internal degloving occurs over the greater trochanter, it is known as a Morel-Lavallee lesion. We report a case of unusually delayed presentation of Morel-Lavallee lesion treated successfully by debridement, packing, and delayed closure.