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Ruptured Bursa Sac

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I fell during a basketball game and hit my elbow on the floor.
I was told that I ruptured the bursa sac in my elbow.
I was wondering what the most common/ideal procedure is to fix this.

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    Last week I noticed what looks like a ruptured Bursa Sac. I don’t know how I got it, I don’t recall hitting it. It was quite large on the end of my right elbow. The next morning it all but disappeared. I still have a minor swelling. I have no pain unless I lean on the elbow. It just lets me know it there, not an ouch! situation. I has been about 5 days and the is a 6″ X 4″ patch around the elbow that looks like a bruise that is healing. Directly above the elbow there is a darker bruise. Can you tell me if there is any serious side effects? Or should it just go away. I am still active, as it does not bother my golf swing. (I was hoping that it would correct my slice…) My daughter checked on line and said that there might be an infection and poisens in the system.
    Thanks

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    9 10

    lump on left side of my kneegrew to 1 inch x 1 inch dia.this morning it’s goneflat and fluidly feelingand now an area behind my knee that is growing like all the stuff inside the lump is now spreading down my leg

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      9 10

      I was in the gym performing an inclined bench press, when I heard a loud “pop” in my right elbow. I went to the urgent care and was told that my Bursa Sac had ruptured. How long will it take for my Bursa Sac to regenerate? How long before I can return to the gym? Will the regenerated Bursa Sac (if indeed it regenerates) be of compromised quality going forward? Thanks

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    9 10

    I ruptured my Bursa Sac while playing football in a high school football game. I went to the doctor and I had to wait 2 weeks of no contact and no running. (I had a lot of imflammation, swelling and pain in my knee.) When I got my release to play again the very next time I fell on my knee, it busted again. Is my bursa sac messed up forever or what? B/c I have been Iceing and treating it.

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    9 10

    I had a unicompartmental prostesis knee opration on Nov 3/05 and soon after my leg (RH) became swolen to about twice the size of my LH leg. Yesterday a vascular sergen looked at my leg and said that he was 85% convinved that a I had thrombosis and prescriped an ultra sound exam, which was done to-day. The result was that no thrombosis was found but discovered a ruptured bursa underneeth the knee cap, I would call kneepit. I would like to know what the best treament you would recommend.

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      I ruptured the bursa sack in my shoulder at work also tore something lower scapula having hard time finding the tear but it hurts so bad I know its not a muscle what treatment can I seak?

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    I had a unicompartmental prostesis knee operation on Nov 3 and soon after my leg (RH) became swolen to about 8 cm over the size of my LH leg. Yesterday a vascular surgeon looked at my leg and said that he was 85% convinved that a I had thrombosis and prescribed an ultra sound exam, which was done to-day. The result was that no thrombosis was found but discovered a ruptured bursa underneath the knee cap, I would call it the knee pit. I would like to know what treatment you would recommend.

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    9 10

    I fell a month ago landing on my elbow and now have developed what I believe is a ruptured bursa. There is no pain now in the joint but a discomfort in this “lump” when I put weight on it….plus it is one “ugly mother”. My questions are: how should I treat this? will this go away or will I have to wear long sleeves the rest of my life? will this develop into bursitis later?

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    I ruptured my Bursa Sac in my knee two years ago in a freshmen football game. The inflammination was so bad that when the trainer got me to the sideline she couldn’t find my knee. I had to sit for two weeks with no contact or activity. As it slowly started to heal up, I was able to play and have not had any problems since

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    9 10

    i fell on my elbow about a year ago. There was some initial pain but it went away. I played softabll all this summer withy no discomfort or abnormalities. About two weeks ago I felt a pop in my elbow and the elbow filled with fluid. I went and had it drained. Two days later it was refilled with the fluid.
    Will it go away on its own as the Dr. indicated it might it may or is surgery required??

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    9 10

    My right elbow is swelled and a few friends said it was the Bursa Sac what kind of therapy should I do Thanks

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    9 10

    I took a hard fall backwards and took most of my weight on my elbow. The injury split the skin just below the bend in the elbow, and has been leaking a significant amount of dark yellow fluid. My doctor says just let it heal, and has me on antibiotics and anti-inflamatory meds. It has been just over a month since this happened, and my elbow still keeps filling up with this yellow fluid. A second opinion confimed most of what the first doctor said. Where does this fluid keep coming from, and will it eventually heal on its own, or should I seek an orthopedic doctor’s advice?

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    9 10

    I was told by my doctor I have a ruptured bursa in my elbow, you could feel the bone until a lare fluid type sack gerw, you can feel what feels like the sack rolled up around the elbow. Ihurts most of the time can it be repaired and should it be draind

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    9 10

    WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THE SWELLING IN MY ELBOW? I HAVE HAD IT DRAINED ONCE .

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