Morel-Lavallee lesion of Lumbar Region

Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

Anil Kumar Singh

Morel–Lavallee lesion is a closed degloving injury characterized by post–traumatic separation of subcutaneous fat plane form underlying fascia, &

thus created potential space being filled by fluid & deis of varying nature. Though originally described in the thigh, it has also been described in

other anatomical sites including lumbar region. The lesion usually presents as compressible/fluctuant swelling at traumatic site. Most of patients

present few days to few weeks after injury. However, patients with ignored slow growing painless lesions may present with long standing mass like

lesions which may need open surgical intervention. Here, we present a case of long standing Morel–Lavallee lesion of lumbar region in a patient

from remote village.