Pes Anserine Bursa
Description
Name
- Pes Anserine Bursa
- Pes anserinus bursa
- Anserine bursa
- Pes Anserinus Tendinobursal Complex
- Medial Tibial Bursa
General
- One of the many bursae of the knee
- Consistently present bursa deep to the pes anserinus and the distal, superficial MCL
- It odes not communicate with the knee joint capsule
Gross Anatomy
- Irregularly circular, follows the course of the sartorius muscle and tendon
- It is superficial to the proximal semimembranosus tendon, distal aspect of MCL
- Extends from distal to proximally towards the joint line
- In 24% of cadaveric specimens, it can extend above the joint line[3]
- No communication with the knee joint capsule or other bursa[4]
- Large, approximately 7 cm in length
Clinical Significance
See Also
References
- ↑ Yoon, Ho Sung, et al. "Correlation between ultrasonographic findings and the response to corticosteroid injection in pes anserinus tendinobursitis syndrome in knee osteoarthritis patients." Journal of Korean medical science 20.1 (2005): 109.
- ↑ Image courtesy of https://www.rehabmypatient.com/
- ↑ Lee, Je-Hun, et al. "Pes anserinus and anserine bursa: anatomical study." Anatomy & Cell Biology 47.2 (2014): 127-131.
- ↑ Pedowitz, Robert, Christine B. Chung, and Donald Resnick, eds. Magnetic resonance imaging in orthopedic sports medicine. Springer Science & Business Media, 2008.