Bursitis - an acute or chronic inflammation synovial bags. A syndrome, characteristic for many conditions. Synovial bags are presented by sacciform cavities with synovial liquid, located in the places which are exposed to mechanical loads (friction) at movements, for example under the tendons which are passing over osteal prominences. Usually bursitises accompany an inflammation of tendons (tendobursity).

Bursitis - widespread disease. The traumatic bursitis most often arises at patients more youngly 35 years. A prevailing floor - man's.

Acute bursitis
- A pain
- Local morbidity at a palpation
- Restriction of volume of movements
- Reddening and a skin hyperthermia at a superficial locating of a bag

Chronic bursitis
- Inspissation of a wall of a bag, intracavitary adnations, a calcareous infiltration
- An atrophy regional muscles
Bursitis treatment

At an acute serous bursitis - rest, a joint immobilisation, thermal procedures. At chronic - a bag puncture in aseptic levels, excision of an exsudate with its bacteriological research, a compressing bandage. At a relapsing current of a chronic bursitis operative treatment - excising of a mucous bag is shown. At a purulent bursitis do a cut for a bag drainage, prescribe antibiotics.