Bursopathies – colloquially called bursal diseases – (synonyms: Adhesive bursitis; Baker cyst; Baker cyst of the knee; bursal abscess; bursal calcification; bursal disease; bursal disorder; bursitis; bursitis acuta; bursitis calcarea; bursopathy; infectious bursitis; popliteal cyst; Bursal abscess; Bursal cyst; Mucous cyst; Synovial cyst; Synovial cyst in the popliteal region (Baker’s cyst); Synovial cyst in the popliteal region; Cyst of the bursa synovialis; ICD-10-GM M71. -: Other bursopathies) refers to pathological (pathological) changes of the bursa.
Bursae lie between bones on the one hand and skin, muscles, ligaments, tendons, fasciae on the other and are supposed to redistribute pressure and reduce friction. Prolonged stress can lead to chronic diseases of the bursae. The following occupational groups are particularly at risk from pressure loads: Tilers, road builders, stone setters, cleaners, and glass and stone grinders. Non-occupational bursopathies occur, for example, as a result of injuries. The following diseases are grouped under the term “bursopathies”:
- Bursa abscess (ICD-10-GM M71.0-).
- Other infectious bursitis (bursitis; ICD-10-GM M71.1-)
- Synovial cyst in the popliteal fossa (Baker cyst; ICD-10-GM M71.2-) – often occurs in the setting of polyarthritis or meniscal damage
- Other bursal cyst (ICD-10-GM M71.3).
- Bursitis calcarea (ICD-10-GM M71.4-) – calcification of the bursa.
- Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified (ICD-10-GM M71.5-)
- Other bursopathies not otherwise specified (ICD-10-GM M71.8-)
- Bursopathy, unspecified (ICD-10-GMM71.9-)
Bursitis can affect any bursa, but most commonly occurs in the area of the patella (bursa praepatellaris), below the knee joint (bursa infrapatellaris), in the shoulder area (bursa subacromialis o. subdeltoidea), and in the area of the thigh or hip joint (bursa trochanterica).
Course and prognosis: Bursitis is usually very painful. They can occur acutely or become chronic (lasting longer than six months). Chronic bursopathy can often be terminated only by surgical intervention. To prevent recurrence of bursopathy, joint-straining movements and those that overstress the joint should be reduced, if possible.
