title: Endoscopic resection of the septic prepatellar bursa.
abstract: The authors show how septic prepatellar bursitis of the knee can be treated arthroscopically. The arthroscopic resection of nonseptic prepatellar bursitis has been described before, but that of the septic prepatellar bursitis has not.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaalund
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Breddam
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kristensen
mesh_terms: D002062:Bursitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery