Olecranon Bursa
Description
Names
- Olecranon Bursa
- Student's Elbow
General
- Most common and well-known bursa of the elbow
- Lies between:
- Skin of the extensor surface of the elbow
- Olecranon Process
- Description[3][4]
- Floor: triceps brachii tendon and olecranon
- Roof: in contact with the overlying subcutaneous tissue
- Thin walled sac lined with synovium
- Under normal circumstances, contains only a very small amount of fluid
- Development[5]
- Develops between the ages of 7 and 10
- Extra-articular!
- It does not communicate with the elbow joint
Actions
- Function is to create frictionless motion between
- Triceps brachii tendon and olecranon process deep to the bursa
- Soft tissue superficial to it during elbow motion.
Vascular Supply
- Network of vessels and branches of the brachial artery (need citation)
Innervation
- Branches of the: (need citation)
Clinical Significance
See Also
References
- ↑ Image courtesy of https://www.rehabmypatient.com/, "Elbow (olecranon) bursitis"
- ↑ Image courtesy of https://clinicalgate.com/bursitis/
- ↑ Fowler KA, Chung CB. Normal MR imaging anatomy of the elbow. (2004) Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America. 12 (2): 191-206, v. doi:10.1016/j.mric.2004.02.004 - Pubmed
- ↑ Ecker J, Ebert JR, Taheri A, Mathew RK, Chee DY, Breidahl W. The existence of cords in olecranon bursae. (2015) Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery. 24 (10): e292-5. doi:10.1016/j.jse.2015.04.016 - Pubmed
- ↑ Reilly D, Kamineni S. Olecranon bursitis. (2016) Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery. 25 (1): 158-67. doi:10.1016/j.jse.2015.08.032 - Pubmed