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  2. Knee bursae - Wikipedia

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    The knee bursae are the fluid-filled sacs and synovial pockets that surround and sometimes communicate with the knee joint cavity. The bursae are thin-walled, and filled with synovial fluid . They represent the weak point of the joint, but also provide enlargements to the joint space. [ 1 ]

  3. Synovial bursa - Wikipedia

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    A synovial bursa, usually simply bursa (pl.: bursae or bursas), is a small fluid-filled sac lined by synovial membrane with an inner capillary layer of viscous synovial fluid (similar in consistency to that of a raw egg white). It provides a cushion between bones and tendons and/or muscles around a joint. This helps to reduce friction between ...

  4. Articular capsule of the knee joint - Wikipedia

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    The suprapatellar bursa, the largest bursa, extends the joint space anteriorly and proximally. The subpopliteal recess and semimembranosus bursa are located posteriorly and are much smaller; The lateral and medial subtendinous bursae of gastrocnemius are located at the origin of the two heads of the gastrocnemius muscle. Non-communicating bursae:

  5. Bursitis - Wikipedia

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    Bursitis is the inflammation of one or more bursae (synovial sacs) of synovial fluid in the body. They are lined with a synovial membrane that secretes a lubricating synovial fluid. [ 1 ] There are more than 150 bursae in the human body. [ 1 ]

  6. Synovial joint - Wikipedia

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    Bursae - sac-like structures that are situated strategically to alleviate friction in some joints (shoulder and knee) that are filled with fluid similar to synovial fluid [3] [page needed] The bone surrounding the joint on the proximal side is sometimes called the plafond (French word for ceiling), especially in the talocrural joint.

  7. Rams receiver Puka Nacua heading to injured reserve because ...

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    McVay said a few days later that a bursa sac in Nacua’s knee had burst. Nacua was sidelined for several weeks, but he worked his way back to full participation in the weeks leading up to the opener.

  8. Prepatellar bursitis - Wikipedia

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    The prepatellar bursa and the olecranon bursa are the two bursae that are most likely to become infected, or septic. [10] Septic bursitis typically occurs when the trauma to the knee causes an abrasion , though it is also possible for the infection to be caused by bacteria traveling through the blood from a pre-existing infection site. [ 11 ]

  9. This 'cronut burger' was the best thing we ate in North ... - AOL

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    I just spent the past weekend running 8,800 feet up (and down, and up again) Mount Killington. A brutal two days of physical activity and sleepless nights, the 17.5 mile trek is one of the biggest ...