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. 2010 Oct;81(5):593-8.
doi: 10.3109/17453674.2010.506633.

An important Norwegian contribution to the study of the bursae of the upper and lower extremities

Vladimir Musil  1 , Christoffer V Selnes, Aleksander T Falck, Lars Sandve, Siamek Shekarchi, Bruce O'Donnell, David Kachlik
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An important Norwegian contribution to the study of the bursae of the upper and lower extremities

Vladimir Musil et al. Acta Orthop. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

We present a critical analysis of the monograph of A.S.D. Synnestvedt (1869) “En anatomisk beskrivelse af de paa over- og underestremiteterne forekommende Bursae mucosae”. The analysis was completed using anatomical information from the historically oldest publications dealing with the bursae of the extremities: Albinus (1734) , Monro (1788) , Rosenmüller (1799) . We are of the opinion that Synnestvedt's publication is important, not only historically but also as a source of information for recent medical practitioners. Synnestvedt's monograph has a wealth of literary citations, unambiguous opinions of seasoned anatomists regarding the structure and function of the synovial membrane, and detailed descriptions of dissections he performed on fetal and adult cadavers. The information in this publication may enhance the diagnosis of bursopathies and enthesopathies of the extremities.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Andreas Svane Dick Synnestvedt.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Title page of Synnestvedt's monograph.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
An example of the bursae in the shoulder region. 3: subscapular bursa; 12: subtendinous bursa of teres major.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
b. Index finger: 3: subcutaneous mucous bursa. c. 1–3: metacarpals II–IV; 8: intermetacarpophalangeal bursae.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
Depiction of same postgenual bursae. 11: medial subtendinous bursa of gastrocnemius; 13: semimembranoso-gastrocnemial bursa; 18: semimembranous bursa, prolongating in front of and behind the anterior part of semimembranosus.
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
Sagittal section through the heel region. 2: calcaneal tendon; 3: adipose tissue, covering the superior wall of the bursa; 4: adipose fold, roaming freely in the bursa; 5: retrocalcaneal bursa; 7: subcalcaneal bursa.
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