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ArticleJournal of emergencies, trauma, and shock

Clinical Presentation and Management of Pelvic Morel-Lavallee Injury in Obese Patients.

Mohammed Muneer, Ayman El-Menyar, Husham Abdelrahman, Musab Ahmed Murad, Sara M Al Harami, Ahmed Mokhtar, Mahwish Khawar, Ahmed Awad, Mohammad Asim, Rifat Latifi and 1 more

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Article in Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shock. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [Application of channel screw combined with skin-stretching technique in treatment of pelvic fracture with severe Morel-Lavallée lesion].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2021
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  3. Medico-legal considerations for Morel-Lavallée lesions.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2019
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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohammed MuneerDepartment of Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Hamad General Hospital (HGH), Doha, Qatar.
Ayman El-MenyarDepartment of Surgery, Clinical Research, Trauma and Vascular Surgery, HGH, Doha, Qatar.
Husham AbdelrahmanDepartment of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, HGH, Doha, Qatar.
Musab Ahmed MuradDepartment of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, HGH, Doha, Qatar.
Sara M Al HaramiDepartment of Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Hamad General Hospital (HGH), Doha, Qatar.
Ahmed MokhtarDepartment of Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Hamad General Hospital (HGH), Doha, Qatar.
Mahwish KhawarDepartment of Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Hamad General Hospital (HGH), Doha, Qatar.
Ahmed AwadDepartment of Radiology, HGH, Doha, Qatar.
Mohammad AsimDepartment of Surgery, Clinical Research, Trauma and Vascular Surgery, HGH, Doha, Qatar.
Rifat LatifiDepartment of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center and, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA.
Hassan Al-ThaniDepartment of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, HGH, Doha, Qatar.
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar · QAHamad General Hospital · QANew York Medical College · USWestchester Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMorel-Lavallee lesion (MLL) is an infrequent or underreported serious consequence of closed degloving injuries. We aimed to describe the clinical presentation and management of pelvic MLL in obese patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsA retrospective analysis was conducted for pelvic trauma patients with a diagnosis of MLL between 2010 and 2012. Patients' demographics, presentations, management, and outcomes were analyzed and compared based on the body mass index (BMI) and injury severity.

resultsOf 580 patients with pelvic region injuries, 183 (31.5%) had MLL with a mean age of 30.1 ± 12.2 years. The majority (75.4%) of MLL patients had a BMI ≥30 and 44% patients had pelvic fracture. Based on the initial clinical examination, MLL was diagnosed in 84% of patients and clinically missed in 16% of patients. Nonoperative management (NOM) was performed in 93.4% of patients, while primary surgical intervention was indicated in 6.6% of patients. Failed NOM was observed in seven cases, of them five were obese. The overall mortality in MLL patients was 12.6% and the frequency of deaths was nonsignificantly higher in Grade I obese patients. Multivariate analysis showed that injury severity score (odds ratio [OR]: 1.25, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05-1.50) and Glasgow coma scale (OR: 0.72, 95% CI: 0.56-0.92) were the predictors of mortality in patients with MLL irrespective of BMI.

conclusionsOne-third of pelvic region injuries have MLL and three-quarter of them are obese. This significant association of obesity and MLL needs further prospective evaluation.

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DeglovinginjuryMorel–Lavallee lesionobesitypelvistrauma

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