bursa

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McVay said a few days later that a bursa sac in Nacua’s knee had burst.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

"But we really don't know the role of the bursa in rotator cuff disease, so we don't know the full implications of removing it," Thomopoulos says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

The researchers documented similar changes to cells and proteins in bursa samples from patients who underwent surgery to repair rotator cuff injuries, suggesting comparable processes may occur in people.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

Small fluid-filled sacs called bursa, which normally cushion the joint, may instead swell and ache.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022

The soft parts of the heel are turned forwards as a flap, the bursa is dissected out, and the projection of bone, if present, is removed.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis