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Among the most common orthopedics problems, bursitis causes inflammation and pain around joints, tendons, and ligamanents. Find information about bursitis, and possible treatment options such as medications, cortisone injections, and more.

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Bursitis - Bursitis is defined as inflammation of a bursa. Bursae are closed, round, flattened sacs that are lined by synovium and separate bare areas of bone from overlapping muscles (deep bursae) or skin and tendons (superficial bursae). They occur at areas of friction or possible impingement. The exact number of bursae in the body is variable; however, most people have approximately 160. Deep bursae develop in fetal life, whereas superficial bursae form within months to ...

Bursae (one is a bursa) are fluid-filled sacs that cushion areas of friction between tendon and bone or skin. Like air-filled bubble wrap, these sacs reduce friction between moving parts of the body, such as in the shoulder, elbow, hip,

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