Olecranon bursitis

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis certain

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Clinically olecranon bursitis. Olecranon spur?

Patient Data

Age: 80 years
Gender: Male
x-ray
Lateral
Frontal
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Large fluid-filled olecranon bursa.

Tiny olecranon spur.

Case Discussion

A large fluid-filled olecranon bursa in keeping with bursitis, aka student's elbow or perhaps dare I say radiologist's elbow now given the amount of time many of us spend reporting at PACS screens.

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