Anatom3DSuperior bursa of biceps femoris muscle
Bursa superior musculi bicipitis femoris · Horní burza dvojhlavého svalu stehenního
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A small sac under the upper tendon of the long head of biceps femoris, near the sitting bone.
What it does
Reduces friction where the hamstring starts.
Keeping it well
Can be irritated in hamstring origin problems in runners.
Related conditions
- ACL & meniscus injury
- Baker's (popliteal) cyst
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Gout
- Growing pains
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Lyme disease
- Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
- Lymphoedema
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate disease)
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Reactive arthritis
- Restless legs syndrome
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Septic arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
- Varicose veins