Arthroscopic resection of olecranon and prepatellar bursae.
This article presents a new method of excision of olecranon and prepatellar bursae using an arthroscopic technique. Six cases, three in each anatomic location, are retrospectively reviewed with an average follow-up of 6.25 months (1.5-15 months). When the etiology of the bursitis was traumatic, all four cases did well. Unsatisfactory results were obtained, for both a patient with CREST syndrome (Calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, Esophageal hypomobility, Sclerodactyl, Telangietasia) and a patient with gouty bursitis. The results from this limited series would suggest reserving this technique for those cases of bursitis secondary to trauma, and not responding to conservative treatment.
Kerr
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Suny Health Science Center, Binghamton, New York.
Carpenter
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D001182:Arthroscopy; D002062:Bursitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010329:Patella; D014457:Ulna