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It is bursitis of the hip. It happens when your bursa sac inflames and rubs up against your bone and muscle.

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Q: What is trochanteric bursitis?
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Where can you find information on trochanteric bursitis?

Information regarding trochanteric bursitis could be viewed on Wikipedia. For further information, earthopod and clinicalkey are the places to gain more knowledge.


What are the causes of hip Bursitis?

Hip pain that is diagnosed as trochanteric pain syndrome and also called trochanteric bursitis, is a swelling or inflammation of the bursa that is a part of a the human hip. The causes of bursitis are documented by doctors as being a result of twisting or overuse and sometimes with no known explanation.


In what regions of the body does bursitis occur?

The most common site for bursitis to occur is the shoulder (subdeltoid), but it also is seen in the elbows (olecranon), hips (trochanteric), knees, heels (Achilles), and toes.


Is trochanteric a pronoun?

No. words like - he we it you they - are pronouns.


What are bone fissures?

greater trochanteric pain syndrome


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.


Where can you find information on bursitis?

"Bursitis." HealthAnswers.com. 1998. http://www.healthanswers.com.


Can you get bursitis at a young age?

Yes, I was diagnosed with Bursitis when I was 12. I'm 29 now.


Can fibromyalgia cause hip and knee bursitis?

It may cause symptoms identical to bursitis


How do symptoms differ in chronic and acute bursitis?

In acute bursitis symptoms appear suddenly; with chronic bursitis, pain, tenderness, and limited movement reappear after exercise or strain.


What celebrity has suffered from bursitis and tendonitis?

Maria Sharapova (tennis player) has bursitis in the right shoulder


Does bursitis show up on xray?

On certain views, bursitis is well shown on x-rays.