Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (Nov 2024)

Morel–Lavallee Lesion of the Hip in Children: About a Case and Literature Review

  • Salihou Aminou Sadjo,
  • Florence Muller,
  • Jean-Louis Lemelle

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_271_23
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 6
pp. 651 – 653

Abstract

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Morel–Lavallée lesion, also called closed degloving injury, is a rare clinical entity in routine pediatric surgical practice. We present a case of an 11-year-old girl presenting with a left hip lesion, treated with compression bandage, and the clinical outcome was favorable.

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