Bursae are vulnerable to injury from acute trauma or chronic repetitive pressure and may also become inflamed due to infection (septic bursitis), crystalline arthropathy (eg, gout), or autoimmune conditions (eg, rheumatoid arthritis).
☆prepatellar bursitis ("housemaid knee")→ repetitive anterior knee trauma from kneeling
anserine bursitis→ frequently results from obesity or overuse in athletes
suprapatellar bursitis→ caused by direct blow to the distal thigh or running
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