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Olecranon bursitis

MedGen UID:
538225
•Concept ID:
C0263962
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: bursitis of elbow; bursitis of elbow region; bursitis of olecranon; Capped elbow; capped elbow; elbow bursitis; elbow bursitis (& olecranon); Inflammation of bursa of olecranon; Miner's elbow; miner's elbow; Miners' elbow; olecranon bursitis; shoe boil; Student's elbow
SNOMED CT: Capped elbow (425940002); Olecranon bursitis (425940002); Student's elbow (425940002); Inflammation of bursa of olecranon (425940002); Miner's elbow (425940002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001557

Definition

A bursitis that involves the olecranon. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Non-surgical treatment of aseptic olecranon bursitis: A systematic review.
Kaur IP, Mughal MS, Aslam F, Schram J, Bansal P
Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2023 Nov;19(9):482-487. doi: 10.1016/j.reumae.2023.05.004. PMID: 37945181
Clinical Management of Olecranon Bursitis: A Review.
Nchinda NN, Wolf JM
J Hand Surg Am 2021 Jun;46(6):501-506. Epub 2021 Apr 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.02.006. PMID: 33840568
Four common types of bursitis: diagnosis and management.
Aaron DL, Patel A, Kayiaros S, Calfee R
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2011 Jun;19(6):359-67. doi: 10.5435/00124635-201106000-00006. PMID: 21628647

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Non-surgical treatment of aseptic olecranon bursitis: A systematic review.
Kaur IP, Mughal MS, Aslam F, Schram J, Bansal P
Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2023 Nov;19(9):482-487. doi: 10.1016/j.reumae.2023.05.004. PMID: 37945181
Distal Triceps Tendon Injuries.
Walker CM, Noonan TJ
Clin Sports Med 2020 Jul;39(3):673-685. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2020.03.003. PMID: 32446583
Treatment of olecranon bursitis: a systematic review.
Sayegh ET, Strauch RJ
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2014 Nov;134(11):1517-36. Epub 2014 Sep 19 doi: 10.1007/s00402-014-2088-3. PMID: 25234151
Chronic olecranon bursitis.
Herrera FA, Meals RA
J Hand Surg Am 2011 Apr;36(4):708-9; quiz 710. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.12.030. PMID: 21411239
Distal triceps rupture.
Yeh PC, Dodds SD, Smart LR, Mazzocca AD, Sethi PM
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2010 Jan;18(1):31-40. doi: 10.5435/00124635-201001000-00005. PMID: 20044490

Diagnosis

Distal Triceps Tendon Injuries.
Walker CM, Noonan TJ
Clin Sports Med 2020 Jul;39(3):673-685. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2020.03.003. PMID: 32446583
Olecranon bursitis.
Reilly D, Kamineni S
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2016 Jan;25(1):158-67. Epub 2015 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.08.032. PMID: 26577126
The olecranon spur.
Reilly D, Kamineni S
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2015 Jun;24(6):980-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.03.002. PMID: 25979555
Four common types of bursitis: diagnosis and management.
Aaron DL, Patel A, Kayiaros S, Calfee R
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2011 Jun;19(6):359-67. doi: 10.5435/00124635-201106000-00006. PMID: 21628647
Elbow pain.
Watrous BG, Ho G Jr
Prim Care 1988 Dec;15(4):725-35. PMID: 3068691

Therapy

Non-surgical treatment of aseptic olecranon bursitis: A systematic review.
Kaur IP, Mughal MS, Aslam F, Schram J, Bansal P
Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2023 Nov;19(9):482-487. doi: 10.1016/j.reumae.2023.05.004. PMID: 37945181
Olecranon bursitis.
Reilly D, Kamineni S
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2016 Jan;25(1):158-67. Epub 2015 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.08.032. PMID: 26577126
Chronic olecranon bursitis.
Herrera FA, Meals RA
J Hand Surg Am 2011 Apr;36(4):708-9; quiz 710. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.12.030. PMID: 21411239
Disseminated protothecosis.
Mathew LG, Pulimood S, Thomas M, Acharya MA, Raj PM, Mathews MS
Indian J Pediatr 2010 Feb;77(2):198-9. doi: 10.1007/s12098-009-0251-6. PMID: 19936664
Human protothecosis.
Lass-Flörl C, Mayr A
Clin Microbiol Rev 2007 Apr;20(2):230-42. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00032-06. PMID: 17428884Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Non-surgical treatment of aseptic olecranon bursitis: A systematic review.
Kaur IP, Mughal MS, Aslam F, Schram J, Bansal P
Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2023 Nov;19(9):482-487. doi: 10.1016/j.reumae.2023.05.004. PMID: 37945181
Empirical Treatment of Uncomplicated Septic Olecranon Bursitis Without Aspiration.
Deal JB Jr, Vaslow AS, Bickley RJ, Verwiebe EG, Ryan PM
J Hand Surg Am 2020 Jan;45(1):20-25. Epub 2019 Aug 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2019.06.012. PMID: 31421940
Treatment of olecranon bursitis: a systematic review.
Sayegh ET, Strauch RJ
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2014 Nov;134(11):1517-36. Epub 2014 Sep 19 doi: 10.1007/s00402-014-2088-3. PMID: 25234151
Olecranon extrabursal endoscopic bursectomy.
Tu CG, McGuire DT, Morse LP, Bain GI
Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 2013 Sep;17(3):173-5. doi: 10.1097/BTH.0b013e31829c0535. PMID: 23970201
Chronic olecranon bursitis.
Herrera FA, Meals RA
J Hand Surg Am 2011 Apr;36(4):708-9; quiz 710. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.12.030. PMID: 21411239

Clinical prediction guides

Non-surgical treatment of aseptic olecranon bursitis: A systematic review.
Kaur IP, Mughal MS, Aslam F, Schram J, Bansal P
Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2023 Nov;19(9):482-487. doi: 10.1016/j.reumae.2023.05.004. PMID: 37945181
Management of septic and aseptic prepatellar bursitis: a systematic review.
Brown OS, Smith TO, Parsons T, Benjamin M, Hing CB
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2022 Oct;142(10):2445-2457. Epub 2021 Mar 15 doi: 10.1007/s00402-021-03853-9. PMID: 33721054
Ultrasound assessment of the elbow.
Radunovic G, Vlad V, Micu MC, Nestorova R, Petranova T, Porta F, Iagnocco A
Med Ultrason 2012 Jun;14(2):141-6. PMID: 22675715
Disseminated protothecosis.
Mathew LG, Pulimood S, Thomas M, Acharya MA, Raj PM, Mathews MS
Indian J Pediatr 2010 Feb;77(2):198-9. doi: 10.1007/s12098-009-0251-6. PMID: 19936664
Human protothecosis.
Lass-Flörl C, Mayr A
Clin Microbiol Rev 2007 Apr;20(2):230-42. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00032-06. PMID: 17428884Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Non-surgical treatment of aseptic olecranon bursitis: A systematic review.
Kaur IP, Mughal MS, Aslam F, Schram J, Bansal P
Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2023 Nov;19(9):482-487. doi: 10.1016/j.reumae.2023.05.004. PMID: 37945181
Management of septic and aseptic prepatellar bursitis: a systematic review.
Brown OS, Smith TO, Parsons T, Benjamin M, Hing CB
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2022 Oct;142(10):2445-2457. Epub 2021 Mar 15 doi: 10.1007/s00402-021-03853-9. PMID: 33721054
Elbow tendinopathy and occupational biomechanical overload: A systematic review with best-evidence synthesis.
Curti S, Mattioli S, Bonfiglioli R, Farioli A, Violante FS
J Occup Health 2021 Jan;63(1):e12186. doi: 10.1002/1348-9585.12186. PMID: 33534951Free PMC Article
Treatment of olecranon bursitis: a systematic review.
Sayegh ET, Strauch RJ
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2014 Nov;134(11):1517-36. Epub 2014 Sep 19 doi: 10.1007/s00402-014-2088-3. PMID: 25234151
Prepatellar and olecranon bursitis: literature review and development of a treatment algorithm.
Baumbach SF, Lobo CM, Badyine I, Mutschler W, Kanz KG
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2014 Mar;134(3):359-70. Epub 2013 Dec 5 doi: 10.1007/s00402-013-1882-7. PMID: 24305696

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