Bursitis


Related Terms

  • Carpet-layer's Knee
  • Clergyman's Knee
  • Dialysis Elbow
  • Housemaid's Knee
  • Miner's Elbow
  • Student's Elbow
  • Weaver's Bottom

Differential Diagnoses

Specialists

  • Orthopedic (Orthopaedic) Surgeon
  • Physiatrist
  • Rheumatologist
  • Sports Medicine Physician

Comorbid Conditions

Factors Influencing Duration

Factors that may influence length of disability include the number of bursae affected, site, cause, activity, type of treatment, response to treatment, the individual's understanding of the disease and treatment process and job requirements. The individual must understand the need to restrict the repetitive motion that caused the bursitis.

Medical Codes

ICD-9-CM:
095.7 - Syphilis of Synovium, Tendon, and Bursa; Syphilitic: Bursitis, Synovitis
098.52 - Gonococcal Bursitis
726 - Peripheral Enthesopathies and Allied Syndromes
726.3 - Enthesopathy of Elbow Region
726.33 - Olecranon Bursitis; Bursitis of Elbow
726.4 - Enthesopathy of Wrist and Carpus; Bursitis of Hand and Wrist; Periarthritis of Wrist
726.5 - Enthesopathy of Hip Region; Bursitis of Hip; Gluteal Tendinitis; Iliac Crest Spur; Psoas Tendinitis; Trochanteric Tendinitis
726.6 - Enthesopathy of Knee, Unspecified
726.60 - Enthesopathy of knee, Unspecified; Bursitis of Knee NOS
726.61 - Pes Anserinus Tendinitis or Bursitis
726.62 - Tibial Collateral Ligament Bursitis; Pellegrini-Stieda Syndrome
726.63 - Fibular Collateral Ligament Bursitis
726.65 - Prepatellar Bursitis
726.69 - Enthesopathy of Knee, Other; Bursitis: Infrapatellar, Subpatellar
726.71 - Achilles Bursitis or Tendinitis
727.2 - Specific Bursitides Often of Occupational Origin; Beat: Elbow, Hand, Knee; Chronic Crepitant Synovitis of Wrist; Miners Elbow, Knee
727.3 - Other Bursitis Disorders; Bursitis NOS

References

General

Mayo Clinic Staff. "Bursitis." MayoClinic.com. 30 Sep. 2004. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. 19 May 2005 <http:www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00032>.

Masi, Alfonse T. "Bursitis." The Merck Manual of Home Health Care. Ed. Mark H. Beers. 2nd ed. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories, 2003. 417-418.

Source: Medical Disability Advisor


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