One in five patients undergoing surgery for Morel-Lavallee lesions face wound complications.

• 20.1% of patients developed complications post-op, including skin necrosis (7.5%) and deep infections (6.7%).
• The primary risk factor was being struck by a vehicle, with a 3.44 odds ratio for complications.

Understand these risks to better counsel patients on their potential outcomes.

• Bicycle collisions also showed increased complication rates (14.8% vs. 1.9% in non-complications).