Prepatellar knee bursitis
... Until one day when I noticed that after a long hard cheerleading routine my knee wasn’t feeling very good at all. ... Mom took me to the orthopedic doctor and he diagnosed me with prepatellar bursitis. ... I was in the hospital for five days and on the third day I had surgery on my knee. I ended up having infected prepatellar bursitis, which is pretty rare. ... Prepatellar (knee) bursitis also known as Housemaid’s Knee, is the common cause of swelling and pain above the kneecap. The name Housemaid’s Knee for this inflammation of the bursa overlying the patella comes from its association with individuals whose work necessitates kneeling for extended periods of time. I hope this speech will tell what the bursa is and knee bursitis symptoms, how knee bursitis is diagnosed, and what the treatment options are for knee bursitis. ... First, I will tell you what a bursa is and what some knee bursitis symptoms are.