[Endoscopic bursa shaving in acute bursitis].
OBJECTIVE
After resection of olecranon or prepatellar bursa for bursitis there can be long-term skin complications in up to 20%. We wanted to determine the outcome after endoscopic resection, a technique first described in 1990.


METHODS
In a period of three years (6/97-7/00) 13 Patients with bursitis were prospectively enclosed in the study and underwent endoscopic resection of the bursa. All patients were examined clinically three weeks and six months postoperatively.


RESULTS
In nine patients a resection of the Olecranon bursa was performed, in four patients of the pre-patellar bursa. 11 cases showed a septic bursitis, two a chronic. 50% of the operations were conducted in general anesthesia. We observed no intra- or postoperative complications. The follow-up examinations showed no pain, no recurrence and no loss of joint motion.


CONCLUSIONS
It is our opinion that the endoscopic resection of the Olecranon and pre-patellar bursa for septic bursitis is a promising technique and shows favourable results compared to the open resection.
Nussbaumer
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Chirurgische Klinik, Rätisches Kantons- und Regionalspital Chur.
Candrian
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Hollinger
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002061:Bursa, Synovial / Q000601:surgery; D002062:Bursitis / Q000601:surgery*; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome