Olecranon Bursitis Brief Review:

• A common cause of painless elbow swelling
• Commonly described as “a golf ball” or “goose egg”
• Diagnostic studies are generally not necessary to make a diagnosis of
• Olecranon bursitis.

Treatment:

• Compression, ice, and avoidance of impact at the olecranon
• NSAIDs
• Aspiration of the bursa
• Corticosteroid injection
  • Corticosteroids should never be injected if infection is a possibility.
• Infected bursitis:
  • Oral antibiotics
  • Local incision and drainage