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What is prepatellar bursitis?

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Is the inflammation of the pre-patellar bursa caused by trauma, infections and other reasons which results in pain on knee movement especially extreme flexion

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What celebrity has suffered from bursitis and tendonitis?

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Does bursitis show up on xray?

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