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What is bursits?
inflammation of a bursa
Does bursitis mean Surgical removal of a bursa?
Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa; bursectomy is removal of a bursa.
What is the medical term meaning Inflammation of the superficial olecranal bursa?
Inflammation of the bursa over the elbow is called olecranon bursitis.
What is the medical term meaning Inflammation of the synovium?
Synovitis is the medical term meaning inflammation of the synovium.
Clergyman's knees refers to inflammation of which bursa?
Infrapatellar
What is the medical term meaning Inflammation of the superficial bursa?
Bursitis.
What is an achillobursitis?
An achillobursitis is an inflammation of a bursa near to the Achilles tendon.
Are hip bursa pains serious?
Serious in the sense of painful, then yes, but otherwise inflammation of the hip bursa (commonest being trochanteric bursitis) has no serious long term sequelae. Steroid injections can be the administered to help alleviate the inflammation and pain and very occasionally bursectomy (surgical removal of the bursa) may be required.
What is the medical term meaning stone in the bursa?
Bursitis is the medical term for inflammation of the bursa. Bursitis-a fluid filled sac between joints It is used as a cushion, to prevent sudden shock and prevent bone rubbing on bone. Inflammation means swelling. So, inflammation the bursa means swelling of the pads between the bones in a joint.
Where is bursa found near the shoulder area?
Bursitis is a condition in which there is an inflammation of the bursa, which is a sac that is located between muscles or tendons of the shoulder. A cause of shoulder bursitis can be overuse of the shoulder joint. This condition can cause pain.
What is the incision of a bursae?
The incision of a bursa is a surgical procedure where the bursa is cut open to drain fluid or remove inflammation or infection. This procedure is sometimes necessary when conservative treatments like rest and medication are not effective in treating bursitis.
What is shoulder bursitis?
The bursa are pads that are between tendons and bone. They protect the tendon from wear from rubbing over the bone but sometimes can themselves become inflamed (bursitis). It is usually related to over-use.
