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[Infectious bursitis: study of 40 cases in the pre-patellar and olecranon regions]
N Gómez-Rodríguez1, M J Méndez-García, J L Ferreiro-Seoane
1Servicio de Reumatología, Centro Médico POVISA, Vigo.
Enfermedades Infecciosas Y Microbiologia Clinica
|May 1, 1997
Summary
Septic bursitis, often caused by Staphylococcus aureus, typically affects the prepatellar and elbow bursae. Prompt antibiotic treatment usually resolves infections without surgery, though prepatellar cases can be more severe.
Area of Science:
- Rheumatology
- Infectious Diseases
- Orthopedics