Dad left with huge permanent hole in his leg - four years after horror car crash
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA dad was left with a hole in his leg after he developed a rare injury - four years after the horror crash. Tom Moss, 31, was in a car crash seven years ago which shattered his pelvis, lacerated his bladder and urethra, and broke his left femur in two places.
He recovered and re-learned to walk but years later developed a "football sized" lump caused by trauma from the crash. READ MORE: A final goodbye to Manchester's beloved Church Street Market He has undergone 10 surgeries - the latest last month - and has now been left with a permanent hole in his leg which doctors can't get to heal.
A Morel-Lavallée lesion happens when the skin and connective tissue separate from each other. This had then caused fluid to collect in the gap in Tom's thigh.
The dad says his ordeal has been an "absolute nightmare" and has to use incontinence pads daily for his leaking wound. Tom, who owns a bakery company, from Chorley, Lancashire, said: "I'm currently left with a hole in my leg and it's bleeding. "It's something I'm going to live with.
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