TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Morel-Lavallée lesion: a case of an American Football injury
JO  - Connecticut medicine
A1  - Kumar, Yogesh
A1  - Hooda, Kusum
A1  - Lo, Lawrence
A1  - Karol, Ian
SP  - 477
EP  - 478
VL  - 79
IS  - 8
N2  - Morel-Lavallée Lesion (MLL) is a posttraumatic, closed degloving injury where the skin and superficial fascia get separated from deep fascia (fascialata) in the trochanteric region and upper thigh, hence creating a potential space. Similar lesions at other locations (e.g., abdominal wall and lumbar regions) have been described as Morel-Lavallée effusion, hematoma, or extravasation. Injury to an area with rich vascular and lymphatic supply leads to filling of this space with blood, lymph, fat, and necrotic debris. MLL usually presents as painful fluctuant swelling in the anterolateral portion o fthe upper thigh. Many of these maybe missed at initial evaluation and present weeks to months after the initial trauma.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-6178
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -