Biomaterial Database

[OLECRANON BURSITIS]. 2024

Ayman Khoury, and Nour Zbede, and Gil Gannot, and Amir Oron

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Unit of Hand Surgery and Microsurgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

The olecranon bursa is a pocket-like structure located at the posterior aspect of the elbow that is responsible for the smooth movement of the surrounding tissues. Frequently, it is the source of elbow pain due to an inflammation which may be caused by local injury or penetration of bacteria through the skin. This can lead to an initial acute and possibly a late chronic inflammation. Chronic inflammation may originate from systemic diseases such as gout and rheumatoid arthritis as well. The treatment of olecranon bursitis may be conservative (non-surgical) or surgical. Recently, there is more supporting evidence for the use of conservative management over surgical intervention in treating olecranon bursitis.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007249	Inflammation	A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cytologic and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function.	Innate Inflammatory Response,Inflammations,Inflammatory Response, Innate,Innate Inflammatory Responses
D002062	Bursitis	Inflammation or irritation of a SYNOVIAL BURSA, the fibrous sac that acts as a cushion between moving structures of bones, muscles, tendons or skin.	Adhesive Capsulitis,Capsulitis, Adhesive,Frozen Shoulder,Pes Anserine Bursitis,Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder,Capsulitis,Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis,Adhesive Capsulitides,Adhesive Capsulitides, Shoulder,Adhesive Capsulitis, Shoulder,Bursitides,Bursitides, Pes Anserine,Bursitis, Pes Anserine,Capsulitides,Capsulitides, Adhesive,Capsulitides, Shoulder Adhesive,Capsulitis, Shoulder Adhesive,Frozen Shoulders,Pes Anserine Bursitides,Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitides,Shoulder, Frozen
D004551	Elbow Joint	A hinge joint connecting the FOREARM to the ARM.	Elbow Joints,Joint, Elbow,Joints, Elbow
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001172	Arthritis, Rheumatoid	A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.	Rheumatoid Arthritis
D056740	Olecranon Process	A prominent projection of the ulna that articulates with the HUMERUS and forms the outer protuberance of the ELBOW JOINT.	Olecranon,Process, Olecranon