Prepatellar bursa

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The prepatellar bursa is one of the knee bursae. It is a bursa situated symmetrically anterior to the patella (between the patella and, in the subcutaneous tissues)tissue. It is often trilaminar or bilaminar 2. It may communicate with the superficial infrapatellar bursa, the deep infrapatellar bursa, and may even communicate within some cases the articular space 1.

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  • -<p>The <strong>prepatellar bursa</strong> is of the <a href="/articles/knee-bursae">knee bursae</a>. It is a bursa situated symmetrically anterior to the patella (between the patella and the subcutaneous tissues). It is often trilaminar or bilaminar<sup> 2</sup>. It may communicate with the superficial infrapatellar bursa, the deep infrapatellar bursa and may even communicate with the articular space <sup>1</sup>.</p><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/prepatellar-bursitis">prepatella bursitis</a></li></ul>
  • +<p>The <strong>prepatellar bursa</strong> is one of the <a href="/articles/knee-bursae">knee bursae</a>. It is situated anterior to the patella, in the subcutaneous tissue. It is often trilaminar or bilaminar<sup> 2</sup>. It may communicate with the superficial infrapatellar bursa, the deep infrapatellar bursa, and in some cases the articular space <sup>1</sup>.</p><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/prepatellar-bursitis">prepatella bursitis</a></li></ul>

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