title: Diagnosis and management of olecranon bursitis.
abstract: We aim to review the current knowledge on diagnosis, clinical features and main management modalities of olecranon bursitis. We underline that the first treatment line is conservative, including ice, rest, anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs and, occasionally, bursal fluid aspiration. In unresponsive patients, although open excisional procedures allow to completely remove the pathological bursal tissue, arthroscopy is increasingly being considered as a suitable new modality of management. These minimally invasive procedures, although not free from complications, avoid the wound problems often occurring following open excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Biomedico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo, Rome, Italy. a.delbuono@unicampus.it
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Del Buono
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Franceschi
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palumbo
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Denaro
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maffulli
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002062:Bursitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D056740:Olecranon Process
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones