People who play tennis or golf, or even those who get wrist or shoulder pain from working on their computers, likely are familiar with pain around the joints of the upper extremity. Is it rotator cuff tendonitis or subacromial bursitis? Tennis elbow or olecranon bursitis? Similar conditions can affect the lower extremity: jumper’s knee or popliteal bursitis? Because bursae are located in direct proximity to tendons, inflammation of one can mimic that of the other, causing nearly identical pain in the same parts of the body.

How do you determine the culprit? Tendonitis is an inflammation or irritation affecting the tendon; bursitis refers to an inflammation or irritation affecting the joint bursae. In this discussion, we explain common types of tendonitis and bursitis, differentiating them as we go.

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Describe three common forms of bursitis, shoulder bursitis, olecranon bursitis, and popliteal (Baker) cysts, and discuss their clinical presentations, diagnosis, and treatment.

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