Suprapatellar bursitis is when your suprapatellar bursa becomes inflamed. Your suprapatellar bursa can be found just above your knee. Most cases will resolve over several weeks with conservative ...

This week we are going to discuss bursitis of the hip and of the knee.A bursa is a folded membrane with fluid between it’s layers which serves to decrease friction around a joint, to cushion ...

Suprapatellar bursa: This bursa lies between the thigh bone and the quadriceps muscle. ... Knee bursitis is a very common condition that tends to resolve on its own.

Doughy swelling above the patella suggests suprapatellar bursitis (housemaid's knee). Swelling and tenderness on the patella suggest prepatellar bursitis (roofer's knee), usually brought on by ...

They include the pre-patellar bursa, found overlying the kneecap, the suprapatellar bursa, separating the knee-cap from the thigh bone (femoral condyle) and the infrapatellar bursa, found below ...

A 21-year-old male professional trampoline gymnast consulted his physician to evaluate his activity-related anterior knee pain, present since 4 weeks. The most likely diagnosis was patellar ...

The rubber kneady ball created by Jill Miller for Equinox is aimed at the knee’s suprapatellar pouch, providing a massage that can ease tightness. By Melinda Fulmer . Oct. 25, 2013 5:16 PM PT .

SEATTLE — Patients with a tibial fracture experienced less postoperative anterior knee pain with suprapatellar nailing compared with infrapatellar nailing, according to data presented here ...