Now why in the world didn't I know that. Must be slipping in my senility. Whatever, it still hurts. Newton Kristinn Leifsson wrote: > > I´se sorry MR. HUNT but this sheath o' yours ain´t no bursa. It be nothin' > other than a fascia. > Fasciae (divided into superficial fascia and deep fascia) hold muscles > together in bundles and on a smaller scale, the deep fascia forms the > epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium, respectively, that join at the end > of a muscle to form a > T-E-N-D-O-N. > A bursa is a sheath around a synovial cavity which, in turn, contains > synovial fluid. Your description of the "fascia", meaning "bandage", is > wrongly intertwined with the "bursa" (meaning "pouch", or in French "bank" > "bourse") and intermingling use of these terms can be dangerous e.g. > "Intern, remove this bursa"..."What the hell did you do?"..."I removed the > bursa"... > > Don´t mix up your anatomy and leave this to the pre-senile ones! > > Kristinn Leifsson, > Reykjavík, Iceland > > Bursitis is an inflammation of the bursa, the sheath holding > >muscles in bundles. > > > Newton
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