Giant Morel Lavallée hematoma in the right knee: case report

Authors

  • Rolando Reguera Rodríguez Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas. Matanzas.
  • Marena Jordán Padrón Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas. Matanzas.
  • Miriam de la Caridad Socorro Santana Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas. Matanzas.
  • Maricela Hidalgo Ruiz Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas. Matanzas.
  • Liz Mariam Saavedra Jordán Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas. Matanzas.

Keywords:

hematoma de Morel Lavallée, derrame seroso.

Abstract

We present the case of a patient aged 36 years, with antecedents of achondroplasia who 7 months ago suffered a non serious traumatic lesion in the right knee. The volume of the lesion began to increase with a fluctuant fluid contain. It was punctured twice draining serohematic fluid; it did not solve and the size increased more and more, so the patient was said that he had a serous Morel Lavallée hematoma, produced by the friction between the subcutaneous cell tissue and fascia. Its location in the knee is infrequent and it was not found any case like this in the reviewed literature; therefore we decided to present the case. The main objective of our work was describing it, showing the procedure and efficacy of the surgical that gave a satisfactory result.

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Published

2018-07-18

How to Cite

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Reguera Rodríguez R, Jordán Padrón M, Socorro Santana M de la C, Hidalgo Ruiz M, Saavedra Jordán LM. Giant Morel Lavallée hematoma in the right knee: case report. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2018 Jul. 18 [cited 2025 Jan. 23];40(4):1197-206. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/2828

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Presentation of cases

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