Bursitis

Bursitis is the inflammation of one or more bursae, or small sacs of synovial fluid, in the body. Bursae rest at the points where internal functionaries, like muscles and tendons, slide across bone. Healthy bursae create a smooth and almost frictionless gliding surface. With hundreds of them throughout the body they provide this surface for all motion, making movement normally painless. When bursitis takes hold, however, movement that relies on the inflamed bursa becomes rough and painful. Movement of tendons and muscles over the inflamed bursa causes it to become more inflamed, perpetuating the problem. (From the Wikpedia article Bursitis.)

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Recent Publications on Bursitis:
The snapping scapula: diagnosis and treatment. As a largely under-recognized problem, snapping scapula stems from the...	10th November, 2009	Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San	Arthroscopy. 2009 Nov;25(11):1298-311. Epub 2009 Jun 24. DOI Direct Link
FDG uptake in a rheumatoid nodule with imaging appearance similar to a malignant soft tissue tumor. Partial-body F-18 FDG PET/CT was performed in a 40-year-old woman with a...	7th November, 2009	Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.	Clin Nucl Med. 2009 Oct;34(10):691-2. DOI Direct Link
Overuse injuries of the knee. Overuse injuries are a common cause of morbidity in athletes. They occur...	6th November, 2009	Department of Radiology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles	Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2009 Nov;17(4):725-39, vii. DOI Direct Link
MR imaging of overuse injuries of the hip. The aim of this article is to emphasize the importance of MR imaging in...	6th November, 2009	Division of Radiology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles	Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2009 Nov;17(4):667-79, vi. DOI Direct Link
Clinical significance of Mycobacterium asiaticum isolates in Queensland, Australia. BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium asiaticum was first reported as a cause of human...	30th October, 2009	Dept of Thoracic Medicine, The Prince Charles Hospital Brisbane; QLD	J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Oct 28. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Bursitis:
Health Tip: What's Behind Hip Bursitis?	National Womens Health Information Center:  Nov 6 2009 4:29PM Matching: bursitis

Bursitis Patents:
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7534914	Substituted methyl aryl or heteroaryl amide compounds
7557139	Triptolide analogs for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders
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7566729	Modifying pirfenidone treatment for patients with atypical liver function
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