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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.
What is a pseudo bursa?
A pseudo bursa is a collection of fluid that forms adjacent to a joint as a result of chronic inflammation or injury, rather than being an actual bursa. It can mimic the appearance and symptoms of a true bursa but lacks a synovial lining and is not anatomically a bursa.
Sam was experiencing pain in his shoulder as a result of inflammation to the fibrous sac that acts as a cushion to ease movement What is this fibrous sac called?
The fibrous sac that acts as a cushion to ease movement is called a bursa. Inflammation of the bursa is known as bursitis and can result in pain and discomfort.
What is the most important and most commonly injured bursa of the shoulder joint?
The subacromial bursa is both the most important bursa in the shoulder joint for reducing friction and the most commonly injured. Inflammation of this bursa, known as subacromial bursitis, can cause pain and restricted motion in the shoulder.
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.
