User:Mr. Ibrahem/Prepatellar bursitis

Prepatellar bursitis is inflammation of the prepatellar bursa at the front of the knee. Symptoms generally include swelling, redness, tenderness, and possibly minor decrease in range of motion. Cases of longer duration generally have little pain.

It most commonly due to repetitive minor trauma to the knee, such as from kneeling. Other causes may include a single injury, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, or infection. Risk factors include professions that require frequent kneeling and poor immune function. Diagnosis is usually based on symptoms and examination, with potentially aspiration to rule out infection.

Treatment may include rest, NSAIDS, and applying ice. If infected 7 days of antibiotics are generally sufficient. Steroid injection maybe used for long term cases. In cases that fail other measures, bursectomy may be carried out. Outcomes are generally good.

Prepatellar bursitis is relatively common, estimated to affect about 1 in 10,000 people a year; second in frequency only to olecranon bursitis. It occurs more commonly in males than females. Those between the ages of 40 and 60 are most commonly affected. It has historically been called housemaids, carpet layers, or carpenters knee.