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. 2023 Nov 17;16(11):e253510. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-253510

Table 2.

Summary of Melland and Bencardino classification of Morel-Lavallée lesion (MLL)4 11

Type I
Seroma
Type II
Subacute haematoma
Type III
Chronic organising haematoma
Type IV
Closed lacerations
Type V
Pseudonodular
Type VI
Infected
Appearance T1-weighted images Hypointense Hyperintense Hypointense Hypointense Variable Variable
Appearance T2-weighted images Hyperintense Hyperintense Hyperintense Hypointense Variable Variable
Presence of capsule Variable Yes Fibrous No Variable Thick hyperintense