An important Norwegian contribution to the study of the bursae of the upper and lower extremities.
We present a critical analysis of the monograph of A.S.D. Synnestvedt (1869) “En anatomisk beskrivelse af de paa over- og underestremiteterne forekommende Bursae mucosae”. The analysis was completed using anatomical information from the historically oldest publications dealing with the bursae of the extremities: Albinus (1734) , Monro (1788) , Rosenmüller (1799) . We are of the opinion that Synnestvedt's publication is important, not only historically but also as a source of information for recent medical practitioners. Synnestvedt's monograph has a wealth of literary citations, unambiguous opinions of seasoned anatomists regarding the structure and function of the synovial membrane, and detailed descriptions of dissections he performed on fetal and adult cadavers. The information in this publication may enhance the diagnosis of bursopathies and enthesopathies of the extremities.
Musil
Vladimir
V
Centre of Scientific Information, Third Faculty of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic. vladimir.musil@lf3.cuni.cz
Selnes
Christoffer V
CV
Falck
Aleksander T
AT
Sandve
Lars
L
Shekarchi
Siamek
S
O'Donnell
Bruce
B
Kachlik
David
D
D000328:Adult; D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D002061:Bursa, Synovial / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009664:Norway; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000033:anatomy & histology