Symptomatic bicipitoradial bursitis: a report of two cases and review of the literature

Bicipitoradial bursitis: A diagnosis challenge!

“…Nevertheless, surgical or endoscopic excision may be required in case of resistance to the conservative treatment, recurrence, nerve compression, biceps tendon degeneration, or functional impairment. 3 In our patient, aspiration of bursitis followed by steroid injection led to the disappearance of bursitis.…”

“…However, a histological examination may be necessary. 12 Bicipitoradial bursitis can be due to several conditions such as chronic mechanical friction, repetitive trauma, 1 partial or complete tears of the distal biceps tendon, 2 rheumatoid arthritis, 3 psoriatic arthritis, 4 chondromatosis, 5 and infection. 6 In our case, it was related to calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals deposition.…”

“…Bicipitoradial bursitis is scarce. It can be due to several conditions such as chronic mechanical friction, repetitive trauma, 1 partial or complete tears of the distal biceps tendon, 2 rheumatoid arthritis, 3 psoriatic arthritis, 4 chondromatosis, 5 and infection. 6 Signs and symptoms may include a palpable mass in the antecubital fossa, impairment of the range of joint motion, tenderness, and rarely motor and sensory signs suggestive of nerve compression.…”

An uncommon cause of anterior elbow pain: Diagnosis and injection for bicipitoradial bursitis using ultrasonography

“…Under high‐resolution US, the bicipitoradial bursa appears invisible under normal conditions but becomes dilated when filled with anechoic fluid [3,4]. Power Doppler signals are required for assessing vascularity inside (when accompanied by synovial hypertrophy) and outside lesions, which can be aneurysms derived from the brachial artery.…”

“…The US‐guided injection technique for the bicipitoradial bursa is rarely described in the literature [1,4]. The transducer is placed parallel and slightly distal to the elbow crease in the transverse plane.…”