Bursectomy

Bursectomy
ICD-9-CM83.5

A bursectomy is the removal of a bursa, which is a small sac filled with synovial fluid that cushions adjacent bone structures and reduces friction in joint movement. This procedure is usually carried out to relieve chronic inflammation (bursitis) or infection, when conservative management has failed to improve patient outcomes.[1]

  1. ^ Mitchell JJ, Chahla J, Vap AR, Menge TJ, Soares E, Frank JM, Dean CS, Philippon MJ (October 2016). "Endoscopic Trochanteric Bursectomy and Iliotibial Band Release for Persistent Trochanteric Bursitis". Arthrosc Tech. 5 (5): e1185–e1189. doi:10.1016/j.eats.2016.07.005. PMC 5310191. PMID 28224075.