The Morel-Lavallée Lesion as a Rare Differential Diagnosis for Recalcitrant Bursitis of the Knee : Case Report and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Dala-Ali, Benan M.
Verhelst, L.
Mallucci, P.
Vanhegan, Ivor S.
Haddad, Fares S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 72 year-old-male was referred to our institution with recalcitrant prepatellar bursitis.
The injury was sustained after striking his right knee against a post whilst horse riding 9 months ago.
Previous treatments included repeated aspiration and excision of the bursa with elastic compression bandaging.
A diagnosis of a Morel-Lavallée internal degloving injury was made, and the lesion was satisfactorily managed by an internal quilting procedure to eliminate the potential dead space.
A review of the literature reveals 29 published reports of Morel-Lavallée lesions with sufficient information for inclusion.
These came from 14 separate countries with a total of 204 lesions in 195 patients.
The most common anatomical location was the greater trochanter/hip (36%), followed by the thigh (24%) and the pelvis (19%).
Most were managed surgically with evacuation of the haematoma and necrotic tissue followed by debridement, which was often repeated (36%).
Conservative treatment with percutaneous aspiration and compression bandaging was the next most common treatment (23%).
The knee was the fourth most common region affected (16%), and only 3 other lesions in the literature have been managed with a quilting procedure.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vanhegan, Ivor S.& Dala-Ali, Benan M.& Verhelst, L.& Mallucci, P.& Haddad, Fares S.. 2012. The Morel-Lavallée Lesion as a Rare Differential Diagnosis for Recalcitrant Bursitis of the Knee : Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483512
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vanhegan, Ivor S.…[et al.]. The Morel-Lavallée Lesion as a Rare Differential Diagnosis for Recalcitrant Bursitis of the Knee : Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483512
American Medical Association (AMA)
Vanhegan, Ivor S.& Dala-Ali, Benan M.& Verhelst, L.& Mallucci, P.& Haddad, Fares S.. The Morel-Lavallée Lesion as a Rare Differential Diagnosis for Recalcitrant Bursitis of the Knee : Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483512
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-483512