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

"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

When the bursa was removed, strength of the undamaged tendon deteriorated and the bone quality deteriorated.

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

Hygromata, or tumors of the knee.—These consist in the simplest form of a collection of serous fluid mixed with fibrin within a distended bursa.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry