title: Chronic Morel-Lavallée Lesion: A Novel Minimally Invasive Method of Treatment.
abstract: A Morel-Lavallée lesion is a closed internal degloving injury resulting from a shearing force applied to the skin. The etiology of this condition may be motor vehicle accidents, falls, contact sports (ie, football, wrestling),1 and iatrogenic after mammoplasty or abdominal liposuction.2 Common sites of the lesions include the pelvis and/or thigh.3 Isolated Morel-Lavallée lesions without underlying fracture are likely to be missed, which result in chronicity. Management of this condition often requires extensive surgical procedures such as debridement, sclerotherapy, serial percutaneous drainage, negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), and skin grafting.4,5 The authors wish to highlight a minimally invasive technique for the treatment of chronic Morel-Lavallée lesions.
authors.affiliation: NRI Academy of Medical Sciences, Chinakakani, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ramireddy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mettu
authors.affiliation: NRI Academy of Medical Sciences, Chinakakani, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Harsha Vardhan
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Surath
authors.affiliation: NRI Academy of Medical Sciences, Chinakakani, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Hanumantha Rao
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Chayam
authors.affiliation: NRI Academy of Medical Sciences, Chinakakani, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Amaranth
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Surath
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D013848:Thigh / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome