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Bursae

Bursal reference, location, adjacent structures, clinical significance, and bursitis presentations.

74 bursae
14 bursae in Shoulder  Clear ×
Bursa Coracobrachialis Bursa (Shoulder) bursa subcoracoidea Shoulder The subcoracoid bursa lies between the subscapularis tendon and the coracoid process. It usually does not…
Bursa Coracoclavicular Bursa bursa coracoclavicularis Shoulder A small bursa occasionally develops between the coracoclavicular ligament complex (trapezoid and conoid ligaments) and the…
Bursa Infraspinatus Bursa bursa musculi infraspinati Shoulder The infraspinatus bursa is a small bursa located between the infraspinatus muscle belly and the posterior…
Bursa Scapulothoracic Bursa bursa scapulothoracica Shoulder The scapulothoracic bursa lies between the subscapularis muscle (on the costal scapular surface) and the serratus…
Bursa Subacromial-Subdeltoid Bursa (Detail) bursa subacromialis subdeltoidea (complex) Shoulder The subacromial-subdeltoid bursa is a single continuous bursal space providing frictionless sliding of the supraspinatus tendon…
Bursa Subacromial Bursa bursa subacromialis Shoulder The subacromial bursa is the largest bursa in the body, lying between the rotator cuff (primarily…
Bursa Subacromial Bursa Wall paries bursae subacromialis Shoulder The subacromial bursa wall is the fibrous lining of the subacromial-subdeltoid bursa, a potential space between…
Bursa Subacromial Bursa Wall Capsule bursa subacromialis capsula Shoulder The fibrous wall of the subacromial bursa, a synovium-lined sac between the rotator cuff and the…
Bursa Subcutaneous Acromial Bursa bursa acromialis subcutanea Shoulder The subcutaneous acromial bursa lies between the acromion tip and the overlying skin at the lateral…
Bursa Subdeltoid Bursa bursa subdeltoidea Shoulder The subdeltoid bursa is continuous with the subacromial bursa in approximately 80 percent of people, together…
Bursa Subpectoral Bursa bursa subpectoralis Shoulder A bursa between the pectoralis major tendon and the anterior shoulder capsule or lesser tuberosity, reducing…
Bursa Subscapularis Bursa bursa subtendinea musculi subscapularis Shoulder The subscapular bursa communicates with the glenohumeral joint through an opening in the anterior capsule between…
Bursa Subtendinous Bursa of Latissimus Dorsi bursa subtendinea musculi latissimi dorsi Shoulder The subtendinous bursa of latissimus dorsi lies between the tendon of latissimus dorsi and the tendon…
Bursa Subtendinous Bursa of Teres Major bursa subtendinea musculi teretis majoris Shoulder The subtendinous bursa of teres major lies between the teres major tendon and the humerus where…

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