Adventitious bursae underlying chronic wounds: another possible deterrent to healing

Eplasty. 2012:12:e14. Epub 2012 Feb 23.

Abstract

Adventitious bursae typically develop in areas of chronic frictional irritation, usually under bony prominences. Although adventitious bursae are generally well understood, there is a paucity of data on effects of bursae underlying chronic wounds in neuropathic patients. This manuscripts reviews 4 clinical cases, each with a neuropathic patient with adventitious bursae underlying chronic nonhealing wound and strategies for treatment.