Lower Leg Morel-Lavallée Lesion in a Female High School Athlete: A Case Report

A 17-year-old female athlete sustained a Morel-Lavallée lesion while participating in soccer. Following diagnostic ultrasound and aspiration performed by a sports medicine physician, the patient slowly returned back to soccer and flag football with compression and protection over the site of the lesion. The patient was able to return to full athletic participation with no residual symptoms and no complications. The prompt identification, referral, and treatment of the Morel-Lavallée lesion is encouraged by the existing literature to prevent complications such as necrosis, tissue damage, and infection. Communication between the sports medicine physician and the athletic trainer is important to enable patient monitoring and treatment adjustments as well as patient follow-up throughout the course of healing.