Anatom3DSubcutaneous trochanteric bursa
Bursa subcutanea trochanterica · Podkožní trochanterová burza
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A sac between the skin and the bony point on the outer hip (greater trochanter).
What it does
Lets the skin glide over the bony prominence.
Keeping it well
Can swell from pressure, such as lying on that side. Outer hip pain is more often from the gluteal tendons beneath.
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