Bursectomy
A bursa is a small sac filled with synovial fluid that cushions adjacent bone structures and reduces friction in joint movement. Bursectomy refers to the removal of one of these structures, usually due to chronic inflammation (bursitis) or infection.
Further reading
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| | Description |
- Anatomy
- head
- neck
- arms
- chest and back
- diaphragm
- abdomen
- genital area
- legs
- Muscle tissue
- Physiology
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| | Disease |
- Myopathy
- Soft tissue
- Connective tissue
- Congenital
- abdomen
- muscular dystrophy
- Neoplasms and cancer
- Injury
- Symptoms and signs
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| | Treatment |
- Procedures
- Drugs
- anti-inflammatory
- muscle relaxants
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| | Ectomy | |
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| | Stomy | | Gastrointestinal | |
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| | Otomy | | Urogenital | |
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| | Musculoskeletal | |
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| | Gastrointestinal | |
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