Bursitis differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [2]

Differentiating Conjunctivitis from other Diseases

Bursitis must be differentiated from:

• Septic arthritis
• Ligamentous injury
• Fracture
• Osteoarthritis

Anatomic location

Knee bursitis must be differentiated from:

• Meniscal tear
• Spontaneous osteonecrosis
• Tumors
• Other bursitis of the knee
• Proximal tibia stress fracture
• Medial Collateral Ligament and Lateral Collateral Ligament Injury
• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis (RF)

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