Pes Anserinus Bursitis: Difference between revisions

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==Background==
#REDIRECT[[Pes Anserine Bursitis]]
*Also known as Pes Anserine Bursitis  
*Inflammatory condition of the medial knee
**Insertion of sartorius muscle
 
===Risk Factors===
#Arthritis of knee
#Obese females
#History of athletic activity (chronic use)
 
==Diagnosis==
#Pain, frequently chronic
#Tenderness over the medial knee (insertion of pes anserine)
##Worse with ascending stairs and when arising from a seated position
#Local swelling (occasionally)
 
==DDX==
#Hamstring Strain
#Medial Collateral and Lateral Collateral Ligament Injury
#Myofascial Pain
#Osteoarthritis
#Patellofemoral Syndrome
#Prepatellar Bursitis
#Stress Fracture
#Fibromyalgia
 
==Work-UP==
*Consider knee x-rays to r/o fx
**Frequently NOT indicated
 
==Treatment==
#RICE
#NSAIDS
#Physical Therapy
#Intrabursal injection with local anesthetics and/or corticosteroids (second line treatment)
##3-5 mL of 1% lidocaine with or without methylprednisolone into point of maximal tenderness in bursa
###Do not inject actual tendons themselves.
 
==Disposition==
#Home
#Follow up PMD +/- Physical Therapy
 
[[Category:Ortho]]

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