Prepatellar bursitis is an inflammation of the prepatellar bursa at the front of the knee.
Carpet layers knee problems.
It is marked by swelling at the knee which can be tender to the touch and which generally does not restrict the knee s range of motion it can be extremely painful and disabling as long as the underlying condition persists.
Relationship between years in the trade and the development of radiographic knee osteoarthritis and mri detected meniscal tears and bursitis in floor layers.
Compared with workers who rarely kneel niosh found that carpet layers have high frequencies of bursitis of the knee fluid buildup requiring knee aspirations skin infections of the knee and a variety of other knee disorders.
Identification of these two risk factors provides opportunities for prevention.
A cross sectional study of a historical cohort.
Morbidity from repetitive knee trauma in carpet and floor layers.
Such workers strike a knee kicker used to stretch the carpet with the suprapatellar area of their knees.
Trauma to the knee can be acute or chronic.
1 symptoms of the condition are swelling of the knee.
It is suggested that these entities resemble housemaid s knee.
Members of a carpet layers union required knee surgery evacuation of knee effusions and treatment of repeated joint infection.
It is also called as carpet layer s knee or housemaid s knee.
Knee problems among carpet layers are described.
Carpet layers spend approximately 75 percent of their workday kneeling according to niosh estimates putting a significant amount of pressure on their knees.
This condition can develop either due to pressure or a direct injury to the knee.
Jensen lk rytter s marott jl and bonde jp.