Anatom3DSubtendinous bursa of infraspinatus muscle
Bursa subtendinea musculi infraspinati · Podšlachová burza podhřebenového svalu
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A small sac between the infraspinatus tendon and the back of the shoulder capsule.
What it does
Lets the tendon glide over the joint.
Keeping it well
Rarely a separate clinical problem.
Related conditions
- Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Lyme disease
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Shoulder dislocation
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder