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Olecranon Bursa Excision

Premium Questions

Dr. P. T. Patil MD

ago I went to the local hospital emergency room for an infected olecranon bursa (ED) on my right elbow ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. P. T. Patil ( Urologist)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

I have had prepatellar bursitis for a few months . When my ortho apirated the bursa, rather than normal fluid, the bursa was filled with blood. The bursa ended up re swelling after a few weeks, and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Nishad BN MD

If I am having no pain from this condition that I found on Wikipedia is called Olecranon bursitis ("swellbow") Do I need to see a surgeon to have it drained or will it resorb over time (and if so, how much ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nishad BN ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

i have a habit of lean my left elbow against hard surfaces can developed problem of what i think is OLECRANON BURSITIS . it doesnt hurt or pain, i can move my elbow freely without any problems but looks funny ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Sudhir Kumar MD

[my mother, 60 yrs, had an accident and had her olicranon fractured in left hand elbow and gone apart. she had undergone an surgery named " ORIF with 2k wires and TBW"(looks just like the picture attached) 6 days ago. My... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

Hi, I have recently hit my elbow and apparently damaged the olecranon bursa. I have the classic ... not infected or tender, just swelled with the bursa as big as an oversized golf ball. What about ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Mukund Savaskar MD

it was a similarcommon olecranon bursa. But after reading up on this, the symptoms are not the same ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mukund Savaskar ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Gopal Goel MD

What are the classic signs for an inflamed subdeltiod bursa? How do you remedy an inflamed sub deltoid bursa? No remarkable injury to shoulder other than waking up one morning and having discomfort in ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gopal Goel ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Ahmed Taha Atallah MD

I had infection in the bursa sac of my knee and had the bursa sac removed surgically. Since that ... you know if removal of the bursa sac could have caused this? Thank you so much! ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ahmed Taha Atallah ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

Hi I went to see my orthopedic surgeon today because of olecranon bursitis that has been present for four weeks sice the last time I saw him. He told me to wear a compression sleeve and ice. It got ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)