RT Book, Section
A1 Ritter, Kathryn
A1 Fitch, Robert Warne
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181043701
T1 Morel-Lavallée Lesion
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181043701
RD 2024/04/23
AB Morel-Lavallée  lesions  are  closed  degloving  injuries.  They  occur  when  the  shearing  forces  of  a  high-energy  trauma  cause  separation  of  the  skin  and  subcutaneous  tissue  from  the  muscle  fascia.  This  creates  a  dead  space,  allowing  blood,  lymph,  and  necrotic  fat  to  collect.  Drainage  of  this  fluid  is  impaired  since  the  vascular  and  lymphatic  supply  has  been  injured.  Morel-Lavallée  lesions  are  most  commonly  seen  in  the  hip  or  proximal  thigh.