title: [Primary closure of traumatically ruptured bursae].
abstract: Normally a bursectomy is the choice of therapy when a bursa of a joint is opened through trauma. A primary closure was performed on 10 patients, selected according to certain specific criteria. Nine out of ten cases showed no complications with good short and long-term results.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Abteilung des Kreisspitals Männedorf.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Metzker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hollinger
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brunner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002061:Bursa, Synovial / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D003646:Debridement; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Primärverschluss traumatisch eröffneter Schleimbeutel.