Trochanteric bursa

Anatomy of the trochanteric bursa. In patients with bursitis, corticosteroid-local anesthetic injections can be made into the site.

Reproduced with permission from: Sheon RP, Moskowitz RW, Goldberg VM. Soft Tissue Rheumatic Pain: Recognition, Management, Prevention, 3rd ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore 1996.

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