Two Cases of Morel-Lavallée Lesion Which Resulted in a Wide Skin Necrosis from a Small Laceration

Tadahiro Nakajima; Kaoru Tada; Mika Nakada; Masashi Matsuta; Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

doi:10.1155/2020/5292937

Two Cases of Morel-Lavallée Lesion Which Resulted in a Wide Skin Necrosis from a Small Laceration

Case Rep Orthop. 2020 Mar 19:2020:5292937. doi: 10.1155/2020/5292937. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Tadahiro Nakajima¹, Kaoru Tada¹, Mika Nakada¹, Masashi Matsuta¹, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-1302, Japan.

Abstract

Morel-Lavallée lesion (MLL) is a degloving injury in soft tissues caused by shear force accompanying trauma. Even if it is a small lacrimal wound at the initial visit, there is a range of skin necrosis which is not suitable for it. As a cause of the injury, a shearing force was applied over a wide range, and penetrating blood vessel damage to the skin occurred, resulting in skin necrosis. Attention is required.

Publication types

Case Reports