Prepatellar bursitis (nonseptic): Difference between revisions
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==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
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*Admit for IV abx if infected bursa is suspected | *Admit for IV abx if infected bursa ([[septic bursitis)]] is suspected | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 19:43, 29 September 2014
Background
- Occurs via repetitive kneeling on hard surfaces
- One of the more common sites for septic bursitis (especially in children)
Clinical Features
- Mild pain
- Swelling over lower pole of patella that may result in restricted ROM
- May be so severe that must differentiate from a joint effusion
Differential Diagnosis
Knee diagnoses
Acute knee injury
- Knee dislocation
- Knee fractures
- Meniscus and ligament knee injuries
- Patella dislocation
- Patellar tendonitis
- Patellar tendon rupture
- Quadriceps tendon rupture
Nontraumatic/Subacute
- Arthritis
- Gout and Pseudogout
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
- Patellofemoral syndrome (Runner's Knee)
- Patellar tendonitis (Jumper's knee)
- Pes anserine bursitis
- Popliteal cyst (Bakers cyst)
- Prepatellar bursitis (nonseptic)
- Septic bursitis
- Septic joint
- DVT
Treatment
- NSAIDs, rest, heat
- Admit for IV abx if infected bursa (septic bursitis) is suspected
See Also
Source
- Tintinalli