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==Background==
[[File:Gray350.png|thumb|Sagittal section of right knee-joint, showing frontal bursae.]]
*Generally occurs via repetitive kneeling on hard surfaces
*One of the more common sites for [[septic bursitis]] (especially in children)

==Clinical Features==
*Mild pain
*Swelling over lower pole of patella that may result in restricted ROM
**May be so severe that must differentiate from a joint effusion

==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Knee DDX}}

==Evaluation==
*Clinical diagnosis, based on history and physical exam
*There is currently no consensus on the optimal diagnosis strategy for prepatellar bursitis.  The majority of patients studied did receive an aspiration of fluid (82%), but those patients had a significantly higher rate of complications (persistent infection, secondary infection in initially aseptic bursae) than patients treated with antibiotics alone.<ref>Baumbach SF et al. Prepatellar and Olecranon bursitis: literature review and development ofa treatment algorithm.  Arch Orthop Trauma Surg.  (2014) 134: 359 - 370.</ref>

==Management==
*Supportive
**[[NSAIDs]]
**Rest
**Warm compresses
*IV [[antibiotics]] if infected bursa ([[Septic bursitis]]) is suspected

==Disposition==
*Outpatient

==See Also==
*[[Knee (Minor)]]
*[[Bursitis]]

==References==
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