Anatom3DSubtendinous bursa of teres major muscle
Bursa subtendinea musculi teretis majoris · Podšlachová burza velkého oblého svalu
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A small sac between the teres major tendon and the arm bone, near its attachment.
What it does
Reduces friction where the tendon wraps onto the bone.
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