Talk:Prepatellar bursitis

Prepatellar bursitis from trauma?
Should anything be said about prepatellar bursitis from trauma to the knee? I'm only asking as I banged my kneecap a few weeks ago, and came here for info. Is treatment otherwise the same? AllGloryToTheHypnotoad (talk) 14:19, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

I've got this now and it is painful. I can't walk without a cane and it's difficult to bend or straighten my leg. Not even Aleves are taking care of the pain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.11.214.93 (talk) 03:49, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Concerns regarding some of the references
The BBC is not a reliable source for health care information. Also a number of the refs are from the 1980s. A lot of new review articles are available including: If you need help with access let me know. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 23:34, 28 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the feedback! Aaron 2011 is already used in the article, but I don't have access to Price 2008. Could you send me a copy?
 * Regarding 1980s sources: I don't think that McAfee 1988 is a problem only because of how many other journal articles cite it, including 11 from 2008 and later. That's the only 1980s source that I heavily relied on to build the article; the others just back up little factoids or suggest that certain treatments are ineffective (which is a much more responsible use of an old source than to suggest what is effective).
 * Regarding BBC Health, WP:Verifiability has this to say on the matter: "Articles should be based on reliable, third-party, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy.... Where available, academic and peer-reviewed publications are usually the most reliable sources, such as in history, medicine, and science. But they are not the only reliable sources in such areas. Material from reliable non-academic sources may also be used, particularly if it appears in respected mainstream publications." If the BBC page didn't give any information about how it was written, I would be skeptical about its reliability, just as you are. However, it lists the author and also gives information about the editor. Hicks's bio certainly isn't the most impressive, but McNair's establishes her as an expert in the field. By my interpretation of WP:V, reliability has been established. Furthermore, the source in question is only used to support the very non-controversial matter of how to treat mild aseptic bursitis. If it were a more contentious statement, I think it would be worth the time to find academic sources, but this stuff is just common sense.
 * Your thoughts on the matter? --Cryptic C62 · Talk 14:34, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Per WP:MEDRS we do not typically use the popular press. The BBC is so often simply wrong when it comes to health care issues. That guideline also recommends sources from the last 3-5 years and would highly recommend updating. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 14:39, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
 * BBC removed. The information contained therein was backed up by another ref anyway, so it's no big deal. I'll work on replacing the McAfee 1988 information tomorrow. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 03:01, 30 May 2012 (UTC)