title: Prepatellar bursitis: a complication of arthroscopic surgery of the knee due to a lost meniscal fragment.
abstract: The case report of a patient with prepatellar bursitis resulting from a retained meniscal fragment following arthroscopic surgery is presented. The potential for the development of this condition is explained based on the anatomic position of the prepatellar bursa and its relationship to the arthroscopic portals.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami, Department of Orthopaedics/Rehabilitation, Florida.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Janecki
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hechtman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002062:Bursitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery*; D010329:Patella; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*