title: Delayed Presentation of a Chronic Morel-Lavallée Lesion.
abstract: Morel-Lavellée lesions are soft tissue degloving injuries resulting from shearing trauma that induces separation of the superficial and deep fascias creating a potential space that becomes filled with hemolymph. Here we present a case of a 28-year-old male presenting with a persistent Type I Morel-Lavallée lesion 2.5 years after an automobile versus pedestrian accident. These lesions can be visualized via computed tomography, plain film and ultrasound, but magnetic resonance imaging is the modality of choice for their identification and characterization.
authors.affiliation: Keck School of Medicine of USC, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Christian
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Hyuma A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Leland
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Osias
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Seth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eberlin
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Howell
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D049291:Seroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013848:Thigh
keywords: Morel-Lavellée lesion; closed degloving injury; left lower extremity; magnetic resonance imaging; seroma