Bursitis surgery

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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

Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of bursitis. However, surgical techniques include bursectomy are usually reserved for complicated septic bursitis.

Surgery

Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of bursitis. However, surgical techniques include bursectomy are usually reserved for some cases of septic bursitis. Indications for surgical intervention in patients with septic bursitis include:

• Inability to drain the infected bursa effectively with needle aspiration
• Presence of a foreign body in superficial bursa,
• Adjacent skin or soft tissue infection requiring debridement
• Critically ill patients who are immunocompromised

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