Combination of a drainage tube and fenestrated topical negative-pressure device for the management of Morel-Lavallée lesions

• Published in: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Vol. 98; no. 5; pp. 341 - 342
• Main Authors: Malagelada, F, König, T C, Bates, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.05.2016; Royal College of Surgeons
• Subjects: Drainage - instrumentation; Drainage - methods; Equipment Design; Humans; Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy - instrumentation; Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy - methods; Soft Tissue Injuries - therapy; Technical Section

Background Morel-Lavallée lesions (MLLs) are post-traumatic, closed degloving injuries that occur as a result of the separation of subcutaneous tissue from the underlying fascia.1 Management of MLLs is complex.2 We report a technique that combines drainage tubes and topical negative pressure (TNP) t...