Anatom3DSciatic bursa of gluteus maximus muscle
Bursa ischiadica musculi glutei maximi · Sedací burza velkého hýžďového svalu
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A sac between the gluteus maximus and the sitting bone (ischial tuberosity).
What it does
Protects the tissue over the sitting bone when sitting.
Keeping it well
Inflamed by long sitting on hard seats ('weaver's bottom'), giving pain at the sitting bone.
Related conditions
- 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