article = {SCR-2019-5-110}
title = {Glass Removed During Endoscopic Prepatellar Bursectomy}
journal = {Surgical Case Reports}
year = {2019}
issn = {2613-5965}
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.SCR.2019.05.10}
url = {https://www.sciencerepository.org/glass-removed-during-endoscopic-prepatellar-bursectomy_SCR-2019-5-110 
author = {Shelton A.  McKenzie,Thomas X. Nguyen,William  J. Hill,}
keywords = {Prepatellar Bursitis, glass, foreign body, endoscopy, bursectomy}
abstract ={Foreign body objects could be a cause of prepatellar bursitis. This is the only reported case in the literature
describing prepatellar bursitis caused by a glass foreign body and the use of endoscopy to retrieve it. During
an endoscopic bursectomy to alleviate symptoms of prepatellar bursitis, glass was discovered. The glass
was removed and the prepatellar space irrigated and debrided to removed inflamed tissue. This case
highlights the only case report of prepatellar bursitis caused by a retained foreign body and the use of
endoscopy to remove it. Endoscopic bursectomy is a viable alternative to open bursectomy to minimize
wound complications and allow faster recovery.}