knee joint bursitis

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• Knee pain — is a common complaint for many people. There are several factors that can cause knee pain. Awareness and knowledge of knee pain causes lead to faster diagnosis and treatment. Knee pain can be related to knee joint or around the knee. Contents 1… …   Wikipedia

• Bursitis — Classification and external resources Example of Elbow Bursitis ICD 10 M70 M …   Wikipedia

• joint disease — Introduction       any of the diseases or injuries that affect human joints (joint). arthritis is no doubt the best known joint disease, but there are also many others. Diseases of the joints may be variously short lived or exceedingly chronic,… …   Universalium

• Knee — The knee is a joint which has three parts. The thigh bone (the femur) meets the large shin bone (the tibia) to form the main knee joint. This joint has an inner (medial) and an outer (lateral) compartment. The kneecap (the patella) joins the… …   Medical dictionary

• bursitis — /beuhr suy tis/, n. Pathol. inflammation of a bursa. [1855 60; < NL; see BURSA, ITIS] * * * Inflammation of the lubricating sac (bursa) over a joint or extension of a joint, or between tendons and muscles or bones, caused by infection, injury,… …   Universalium

• Bursitis, knee — Inflammation of a bursa of the knee joint. A bursa is a fluid filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between moving tissues of the body. There are three major bursae of the knee. Bursitis is usually not infectious, but… …   Medical dictionary

• Bursitis — is inflammation of a bursa. A bursa is a tiny fluid filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body. The major bursae are located adjacent to the tendons near the large joints, such as the shoulders,… …   Medical dictionary

• bursitis — n. inflammation of a bursa, resulting from repetitive slight injury, pressure, or friction or from infection or inflammatory conditions. Commonly affecting the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, or heel, it produces pain and tenderness and sometimes… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Swelling of the knee — (colloquially known as water on the knee) occurs when excess fluid accumulates in or around the knee joint. There are many common causes for the swelling, including arthritis, injury to the ligaments or meniscus, or when fluid collects in the… …   Wikipedia

• big knee — 1. in cattle, bursitis over the knee. 2. in horses, a tumor of the bony parts of the knee joint. 3. in goats, the adult form of caprine arthritis encephalitis …   Medical dictionary

• Bursa — A bursa is a closed fluid filled sac that functions to provide a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body. When the bursa becomes inflamed, the condition is known as "bursitis." Most commonly this is not an… …   Medical dictionary