Ten-year incidence and treatment outcomes of closed degloving injuries (Morel-Lavallee lesions) in a level 1 trauma centre.

Introduction: Morel-Lavallée lesions (MLL), also referred to as closed degloving injuries, result from traumatic shearing forces with separation of the subcutaneous fat from the underlying fascia. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and treatment of MLLs at a level 1 trauma centre.

Methods: Single-centre retrospective cross-sectional study of consecutive patients with an imaging diagnosis of a Morel-Lavallee lesion from 1/1/2010-31/12/2019.