Anatom3DTrochanteric bursa
Bursa trochanterica musculi glutei maximi · Trochanterická burza
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A flat fluid sac over the bony point on the outside of the hip.
What it does
Lets the big tendons glide over the bone instead of grinding on it.
Keeping it well
Side-lying on a soft surface, gluteal strength; pain lying on that side at night is the classic sign.
Its parts
Related conditions
- Bursitis
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Lyme disease
- Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
- Lymphoedema
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Restless legs syndrome
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
- Varicose veins