Bursa anserina

The Bursa anserina is a bursa in the area of the knee joint on the inner side belt under the pes superficial , of the common tendon of the musculus semitendinosus , the musculus gracilis , and sartorius muscle .

Inflammation of the bursa ( bursitis anserina ) leads to load-dependent pain on the anterior inside of the knee and occurs mainly in connection with pes anserinus syndrome .

Individual evidence

↑ Michael Schünke: Functional Anatomy - Topography and Function of the Movement System . Georg Thieme Verlag, 2000, ISBN 978-3-131-18571-6 , p. 346.
↑ Martin Vahlensieck, Maximilian Reiser: MRT of the musculoskeletal system. 4th edition. Georg Thieme Verlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-13-163724-6 , p. 378.

[1] Michael Schünke: Functional Anatomy - Topography and Function of the Movement System . Georg Thieme Verlag, 2000, ISBN 978-3-131-18571-6 , p. 346.

[2] Martin Vahlensieck, Maximilian Reiser: MRT of the musculoskeletal system. 4th edition. Georg Thieme Verlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-13-163724-6 , p. 378.