title: Delayed presentation of Morel-Lavallee lesion.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India. E-mail: drjavedjameel@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Javed
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jameel
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Mohd
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zahid
authors.forename: Sohail
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology