title: Endoscopic resection of the inflamed bicipitoradial bursa extended around the radial neck.
abstract: The bicipitoradial bursa lies at the insertion of the biceps tendon on the radial tuberosity. It is an unusual site for chronic bursitis and most often, results from repetitive mechanical trauma or overuse. Other causes include tuberculosis, immunological complications of the rheumatological disease, for example, psoriatic arthropathy, rheumatoid arthritis and synovial chondromatosis. Unlike ganglion cyst arising from the elbow joint, resection of the bursa through the elbow arthroscopy is not possible as the bursa is not communicated with the joint. We reported a patient with rheumatoid arthritis presenting with bicipitoradial bursitis extended around the radial neck which was successfully resected endoscopically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong, China. luithderek@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Tun Hing
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lui
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D002061:Bursa, Synovial / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002062:Bursitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011884:Radius / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*