Bursitis

[Newton Hunt]

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