title: Percutaneous drainage of Morel-Lavallée lesions when the diagnosis is delayed.
abstract: Morel-Lavallée lesions are a closed internal degloving, and open débridement can damage the only remaining blood supply to the skin. We performed percutaneous draining and débridement to treat 8 patients in whom the diagnosis of Morel-Lavallée lesions was delayed more than 1 week. Here we discuss our treatment procedures and the outcomes in these 8 patients. We consider percutaneous drainage to be an effective treatment for patients with delayed diagnosis of Morel-Lavallée lesions.
authors.affiliation: The Orthopaedic Department, 6th People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Biao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.affiliation: The Orthopaedic Department, 6th People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Chi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: The Orthopaedic Department, 6th People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Cong-feng
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014945:Wound Healing