RT Book, Section
A1 Krodel, Emily
A1 Mazoue, Christopher G.
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Smith, Mindy A.
A2 Mayeaux, Jr., E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1164352315
T1 Olecranon Bursitis
T2 The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259862045
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164352315
RD 2024/04/19
AB A  50-year-old  man  presents  with  swelling  in  his  posterior  right  elbow  for  the  last  2  months.  He  does  not  have  pain  at  rest  but  does  have  discomfort  when  he  rests  his  elbows  on  his  desk  at  work.  He  denies  any  trauma  or  fevers.  Figure  103-1  demonstrates  a  5-cm  fluctuant  "goose  egg"  swelling  over  the  olecranon  process  that  is  not  warm  and  is  mildly  tender  to  palpation.  He  has  full  range  of  motion  of  0–150  degrees.  His  olecranon  bursitis  was  treated  with  ice,  compression,  nonsteroidal  anti-inflammatory  drugs  (NSAIDs),  and  activity  modification  to  avoid  leaning  on  his  elbow.