A Rare Case of Morel-Lavallee Syndrome Complicating an Anterior Dislocation of Hip Joint

Hip dislocations are serious injuries as hip joint is an extremely stable joint. It requires a significant amount of force to produce such an injury. Anterior dislocations are uncommon. Potential complications of anterior hip dislocations are a neurovascular injury to femoral vessels or acetabular fractures.

We report a rare late complication of Morel-Lavallee syndrome occurring 3 weeks after an anterior dislocation of the hip in a 43-year-old male. The patient presented to us with history.

Morel-Lavallee syndrome is a rare complication. However if diagnosed early can be successfully treated with minimal burden to the patient. The authors recommend surgeons to have a high index of suspicion for this syndrome and a stringent follow-up examination of the patient.