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Knee bursae

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Cipriano (2002), p 358. (A brief description of the "clinically important bursae in the anterior aspect of the knee")
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are the fluid-filled sacs and synovial pockets that surround and sometimes communicate with the
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and occasionally there is a bursa between the tendons of the semimembranosus and semitendinosus
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and the patellar ligament. It allows for movement of the patellar ligament over the tibia.
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and the skin. It allows for movement of the skin over the tibial tuberosity.
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Sagittal section of right knee-joint, thus showing only frontal bursae.
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Photographic Manual of Regional Orthopaedic and Neurological Tests
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Burgener, Francis A.; Meyers, Steven P.; Tan, Raymond K. (2002).
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there is one between the tendon of the semimembranosus and the
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bursae or, after their location – frontal, lateral, or medial.
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between the fibular collateral ligament and the tendon of the
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between the medial collateral ligament and the tendon of the
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It allows movement of the skin over the underlying patella.
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Color Atlas of Human Anatomy, Vol. 1: Locomotor System
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between the anterior surface of the lower part of the
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Index

Bursae of the knee joint

Anatomical terminology
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knee joint cavity
bursae
synovial fluid

knee effusion
femur
quadriceps femoris
knee joint
knee effusion
prepatellar bursa
patella
skin
tibia
tibial tuberosity
gastrocnemius
joint capsule
lateral (fibular) collateral ligament
biceps femoris
popliteus
lateral condyle of the femur
gastrocnemius
medial (tibial) collateral ligament
pes anserinus
sartorius
gracilis
semitendinosus muscles

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