Health Dictionary

Overview

Retrocalcaneal bursitis is an inflammation of the bursa located between the calcaneus and the anterior surface of the Achilles tendon.^[1] It commonly occurs in association with Rheumatoid arthritis, Spondyloarthropathies, gout, and trauma.

The pain is usually on the back of the heel and swelling appears on lateral or medial side of the tendon.

Differential diagnosis

Retrocalcaneal bursitis must be differentiated from other causes of bursitis


Type of Bursitis	Differential diagnosis
Subacromial bursitis^[2]	Rotator cuff tendinitis Supraspinatus tendinitis Bicipital tendinitis Frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis Rotator cuff tears
Olecranon bursitis^[3]^[4]	Triceps tendinitis Olecranon spur Gout and Pseudogout Fracture of the olecranon process of the ulna Synovial cyst of the elbow joint Lipoma
Trochanteric bursitis^[5]^[6]	Femur Injuries and fractures Femoral neck stress fracture Femoral head avascular necrosis Lumbar disk Problems Sacroiliac Joint Injury Hamstring Injury Iliopsoas tendinitis Lumbar and lumbosacral disk injuries Lumbosacral radiculopathy Lumbosacral spine strain or sprain Spondylolisthesis
Prepatellar bursitis^[7]^[8]^[9]	Meniscal tear Spontaneous osteonecrosis Tumors Proximal tibia stress fracture Medial collateral ligament and Lateral collateral Ligament Injury Posterior cruciate ligament injury Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis (RF) Pes Anserine Bursitis Baker’s cyst
Retrocalcaneal bursitis^[10]^[11]	Achilles tendonitis Posterior ankle impingment Haglund deformity Tendon rupture Plantar fasciitis

References

↑ Fauci, Anthony (2010). Harrison’s Rheumatology, Second Edition. McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing; Digital Edition. p. 271. ISBN 9780071741460.
↑ Walker‐Bone, Karen, et al. “Prevalence and impact of musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb in the general population.
↑ Stell IM (1996). “Septic and non-septic olecranon bursitis in the accident and emergency department–an approach to management”. J Accid Emerg Med. 13 (5): 351–3. PMC 1342774. PMID 8894865.
↑ Lockman L (2010). “Treating nonseptic olecranon bursitis: a 3-step technique”. Can Fam Physician. 56 (11): 1157. PMC 2980436. PMID 21075998.
↑ Brinks A, van Rijn RM, Bohnen AM, Slee GL, Verhaar JA, Koes BW; et al. (2007). “Effect of corticosteroid injection for trochanter pain syndrome: design of a randomised clinical trial in general practice”. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 8: 95. doi:10.1186/1471-2474-8-95. PMC 2045096. PMID 17880718.
↑ Karpinski MR, Piggott H (1985). “Greater trochanteric pain syndrome. A report of 15 cases”. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 67 (5): 762–3. PMID 4055877.
↑ Aaron, Daniel L., et al. “Four common types of bursitis: diagnosis and management.” Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 19.6 (2011): 359-367.
↑ Huang, Yu-Chih, and Wen-Lin Yeh. “Endoscopic treatment of prepatellar bursitis.” International orthopaedics 35.3 (2011): 355-358.
↑ Meyerding, Henry W., and ROBERT E. VanDEMARK. “POSTERIOR HERNIA OF THE KNEE:(BAKER’S CYST, POPLITEAL CYST, SEMIMEMBRANOSUS BURSITIS, MEDIAL GASTROCNEMIUS BURSITIS AND POPLITEAL BURSITIS).” Journal of the American Medical Association 122.13 (1943): 858-861.
↑ Fauci, Anthony S., and Carol Langford. Harrison’s rheumatology. McGraw Hill Professional, 2010.
↑ Lyman, Jeffrey, Paul S. Weinhold, and Louis C. Almekinders. “Strain behavior of the distal Achilles tendon implications for insertional Achilles tendinopathy.” The American Journal of Sports Medicine 32.2 (2004): 457-461.

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[1] Fauci, Anthony (2010). Harrison’s Rheumatology, Second Edition. McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing; Digital Edition. p. 271. ISBN 9780071741460.

[bursitis-upper-limb-2] Walker‐Bone, Karen, et al. “Prevalence and impact of musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb in the general population.

[pmid8894865-3] Stell IM (1996). “Septic and non-septic olecranon bursitis in the accident and emergency department–an approach to management”. J Accid Emerg Med. 13 (5): 351–3. PMC 1342774. PMID 8894865.

[pmid21075998-4] Lockman L (2010). “Treating nonseptic olecranon bursitis: a 3-step technique”. Can Fam Physician. 56 (11): 1157. PMC 2980436. PMID 21075998.

[pmid17880718-5] Brinks A, van Rijn RM, Bohnen AM, Slee GL, Verhaar JA, Koes BW; et al. (2007). “Effect of corticosteroid injection for trochanter pain syndrome: design of a randomised clinical trial in general practice”. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 8: 95. doi:10.1186/1471-2474-8-95. PMC 2045096. PMID 17880718.

[pmid4055877-6] Karpinski MR, Piggott H (1985). “Greater trochanteric pain syndrome. A report of 15 cases”. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 67 (5): 762–3. PMID 4055877.

[Bursitis-four-types-7] Aaron, Daniel L., et al. “Four common types of bursitis: diagnosis and management.” Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 19.6 (2011): 359-367.

[Prepatellar-Bursitis-8] Huang, Yu-Chih, and Wen-Lin Yeh. “Endoscopic treatment of prepatellar bursitis.” International orthopaedics 35.3 (2011): 355-358.

[9] Meyerding, Henry W., and ROBERT E. VanDEMARK. “POSTERIOR HERNIA OF THE KNEE:(BAKER’S CYST, POPLITEAL CYST, SEMIMEMBRANOSUS BURSITIS, MEDIAL GASTROCNEMIUS BURSITIS AND POPLITEAL BURSITIS).” Journal of the American Medical Association 122.13 (1943): 858-861.

[Harrison-rheumatology-10] Fauci, Anthony S., and Carol Langford. Harrison’s rheumatology. McGraw Hill Professional, 2010.

[Achilles-tendon-11] Lyman, Jeffrey, Paul S. Weinhold, and Louis C. Almekinders. “Strain behavior of the distal Achilles tendon implications for insertional Achilles tendinopathy.” The American Journal of Sports Medicine 32.2 (2004): 457-461.

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Health Dictionary

Retrocalcaneal bursitis

Introduction

Overview

Differential diagnosis

References