Clinics in diagnostic imaging (164). Morel-Lavallée lesion
Singapore medical journal
;
: 45-50, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-276692
ABSTRACT
A 31-year-old male motorcyclist presented with prepatellar swelling of the left knee after a collision with a car. Magnetic resonance imaging of the knee showed no bony or ligamentous injury to the knee. Instead, a well-defined, thin-walled, T2-weighted hyperintense fluid collection with internal septations was identified in a prefascial location overlying the left patella and patellar tendon. The findings were in keeping with those of a Morel-Lavallée lesion, a closed internal degloving injury. Morel-Lavallée lesions are occasionally encountered after a blunt soft-tissue trauma. The presentation and imaging features are discussed.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Therapeutics
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Trauma Severity Indices
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Physical Therapy Modalities
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Soft Tissue Injuries
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Diagnosis
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Compression Bandages
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Knee Injuries
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Methods
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Singapore medical journal
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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