Presentation
Severe trauma followed by knee swelling and pain.
Patient Data
Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Morel-Lavallée lesion










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Two pockets of localized fluid collection within the subcutaneous tissue at the medial and lateral aspect of the knee joint with the medial one being larger in size. They overly the medial and lateral femoral condyles as a bony prominence.
Case Discussion
Degloving injury of the knee may result in separation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue from underlying fascia with accumulation of hemolymphatic collection. The condition is termed Morel-Lavallée lesion.