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Biao Zhong1, Chi Zhang1, Cong-feng Luo1
1The Orthopaedic Department, 6th People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
Summary:
Morel-Lavallée lesions are a closed internal degloving, and open débridement can damage the only remaining blood supply to the skin. We performed percutaneous draining and débridement to treat 8 patients in whom the diagnosis of Morel-Lavallée lesions was delayed more than 1 week. Here we discuss our treatment procedures and the outcomes in these 8 patients. We consider percutaneous drainage to be an effective treatment for patients with delayed diagnosis of Morel-Lavallée lesions.
