Bursitis epidemiology and demographics
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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]
Overview
Bursitis accounts for 400 visits per 100,000 visits to primary care clinic. The prevalence and incidence of busrsitis varies according to the location, which may be influenced by the patient’s age, gender, and occupation.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence and Incidence
- The incidence and prevalence of bursitis is not known.
- The prevalence and incidence of bursitis varies according to the location, which may be influenced by the patient’s age and gender.
- The incidence of septic olecranon and prepatellar bursitis is estimated to be 10 to 100 cases per 100,000 hospital admissions.
Age
- Prepatellar bursitis can affect all age groups. However, septic bursitis may occur in pediatrics age group (immunocompromised patients).
- Olecranon bursitis affects middle-aged people (between the ages of 30 and 60 years).
Gender
- Male are more commonly affected with prepatellar bursitis and septic bursitis than women.
Race
- There is no racial predilection to the bursitis.