Talk:Prepatellar bursitis/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Sasata (talk · contribs) 22:32, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I'll review this article. Will have comments up here by the end of this weekend. Sasata (talk) 22:32, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

Generally looks good. Here's some quickie comments and nitpicks. Will check some refs and lit search tomorrow. Sasata (talk) 07:17, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
 * how about an anatomical image of the prepatellar bursa somewhere in the article?
 * Sadly, this is the only image on commons of the bursa, and it isn't particularly illustrative. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 23:52, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, too bad. I think the article (as well as the prepatellar bursa article) would really benefit from such a diagram. Maybe a graphics wiz at WP:Graphic_Lab/Illustration_workshop might be willing to whip up an SVG similar to the one shown in Price 2008 (discussed below)? Sasata (talk) 04:26, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
 * dab septic
 * Disambiguated.
 * link risk factor?
 * Linked.
 * "McAfee and Smith recommend a course of oral antibiotics, with dosages as low as 2 grams per day" Doesn't the specific dosage depend on what the drug is, and the concentration of the drug in the pill? Seems odd to give a blanket recommendation like this.
 * Changed that snippet to mention specific antibiotics. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 23:52, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Refs: no need to link to the abstract, the DOI link already gives that; url links should only be added if it is open access, otherwise use subscription to warn the reader of paywall
 * Done: DOIs and PMIDs used where possible, URLs used otherwise.
 * Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging appears to be the only journal title that's not abbreviated
 * Found an abbreviation for it in another journal article.
 * include PMIDs?
 * I've added all of the PMIDs that exist.
 * some inconsistency regarded number of authors shown and et al. usage
 * Fixed. Current system is: articles with one or two authors have their names listed, articles with three or more authors get et ald. --Cryptic C62 · Talk' 23:52, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * links to Aaron 2011 and Chatra 2012 leads to Northeastern's login site
 * Addressed by the PMID/DOI usage.


 * OK, MoS compliance looks fine, now on to more substantive comments. To help me assess criteria 3a, I looked at, an article marked by Pubmed as a review that wasn't used as a source here (let me know if you'd like me to email this to you). There were a few details I found that weren't mentioned (and may be too peripheral, I'll leave that to you to decide):
 * "Patients usually have … a fluctuant oedema over the inferior pole of the patella."
 * As I understand it, "fluctuant oedema" just refers to the buildup of fluids, which is already mentioned in the article. Including this phrase would, in my opinion, just add unnecessary jargon for the reader to sift through. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 18:58, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
 * "… crepitus is sometimes felt on flexion and extension of the joint."
 * Added.
 * other possible causes not mentioned in the article include diabetes mellitus, prolonged alcohol usage, uremia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and inflammation due to rheumatoid arthritis
 * Added.
 * might want to mention that the bursae walls are only a few cells thick and so become readily inflamed when irritated (resulting in increased permeability -> more fluid flow -> inflammation)
 * Added.


 * are ultrasound or electrical stimulation ever used in treatment (as hinted in the abstract here: )
 * The original article which first mentioned this was written in 1994, and no other research I've seen confirms it, so I'm going to pass on that for now. However, the article you've linked to does mention rehabilitative exercise, so I'm going to add that. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 19:16, 10 June 2012 (UTC)


 * this article abstract says that "tuberculosis is important in the differential diagnosis of prepatellar bursitis."
 * Added.


 * The journal articles you've mentioned above are, frustratingly, inaccessible to this particular Wikipedian. Can you send them my way? I would be eternally in your debt, my mushroom-munching comrade. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 21:33, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Sent, check email. Sasata (talk) 23:04, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Got 'em, thanks! --Cryptic C62 · Talk 18:58, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

I'm confident that the article meets GA standards, and generally complies with WP:MEDMOS guidelines as well. There's a bit of pathophysiology in "Causes", but not enough for it to warrant a separate section. A solid effort overall; promoting now. Sasata (talk) 22:19, 10 June 2012 (UTC)