Basics
Description
Prepatellar bursitis is an inflammation of the bursa in front of the patella.
Bursae are located between structures to reduce friction.
These sacs are lined with a membranous synovium that produces and absorbs fluid; they are subject to acute or chronic trauma or infection and to low-grade inflammatory conditions such as gout, syphilis, tuberculosis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Classification:
Traumatic
Septic
Inflammatory
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