[OLECRANON BURSITIS].

Harefuah

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Unit of Hand Surgery and Microsurgery, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel.

Published: April 2024

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  • * Inflammation can result from injuries, bacterial infections, or systemic issues like gout and rheumatoid arthritis and may start as acute pain before becoming chronic.
  • * Treatment options include non-surgical (conservative) and surgical methods, with recent evidence indicating that conservative management is often more effective for olecranon bursitis.

Article Abstract

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.

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