TY - JOUR
AR - SCR-2019-5-110
TI - Glass Removed During Endoscopic Prepatellar Bursectomy
AU - Shelton A. , McKenzie
AU - Thomas X., Nguyen
AU - William , J. Hill
JO - Surgical Case Reports
PY - 2019
DA - Mon 15, Jun 2020
SN - 2613-5965
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.SCR.2019.05.10
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/glass-removed-during-endoscopic-prepatellar-bursectomy_SCR-2019-5-110 
KW - Prepatellar Bursitis, glass, foreign body, endoscopy, bursectomy
AB - 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.