eMedicine: Bursitis (Health/Musculoskeletal_Disorders)
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Description: Provides information about the condition.Bursitis Bursitis is defined as inflammation... of a bursa. Bursae are closed, round, flattened sacs that are lined by synovium and separate bare areas of bone from overlapping muscles (deep bursae) or skin and tendons (superficial bursae). They occur at areas of friction or possible impingement. The exact number of bursae in the body is variable however, most people have approximately 160. Deep bursae develop in fetal life, whereas superficial bursae form within months to
Specializes in: bursitis bursal synovitis inflammation of bursa deep bursae superficial bursae subacromial bursitis subdeltoid bursitis polymyalgia rheumatica... olecranon bursitis lunger elbow