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Case Reports
. 2014 Apr 25:14:ic12.
eCollection 2014.

Morel-lavallée lesion

Jonathan Miller  1 , Justin Daggett  1 , Raj Ambay  2 , Wyatt G Payne  1
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Case Reports

Morel-lavallée lesion

Jonathan Miller et al. Eplasty. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Morel-Lavallée; degloving injury; seroma; shearing injury; traumatic hematoma.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Posterior view demonstrating extensive fluid collection of left trochanteric/lower back region.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Magnetic resonance imaging axial image of the Morel-Lavallée lesion over the left trochanteric region with extension to the back.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Magnetic resonance imaging coronal image of the Morel-Lavallée lesion in between the subcutaneous fat and the underlying fascia.
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