bursa

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McVay said a few days later that a bursa sac in Nacua’s knee had burst.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

"Our findings in an animal model indicate that surgeons should not remove the bursa without carefully considering the consequences."

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

"The loss of mechanical integrity in the uninjured tendon in the absence of the bursa was striking," Thomopoulos says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

Small fluid-filled sacs called bursa, which normally cushion the joint, may instead swell and ache.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022

Swelling is rarely a prominent feature, except when there is a collection of synovial fluid or of pus in the bursa beneath the deltoid.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander