%0 Journal Article %A Al Hetmi, T. %A Hammouda, A. %A Makki, A. %T Morel-Lavalle Syndrome %D 2006 %J Qatar Medical Journal, %V 2006 %N 2 %@ 2227-0426 %C 17 %R https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2006.2.17 %I Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press), %X Closed degloving injury is a severe traumatic separation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue from the underlying fascia first described by Mor el-lav alle in the mid∼19th century. He observed the phenomenon in the lower limb of a woman after tangential trauma with separation of the fatty layers. Sporadic cases have been reported in the literature since. We report a case referred for plastic surgery for cosmetic reasons %U https://www.qscience.com/content/journals/10.5339/qmj.2006.2.17