| Its actual name is prepatellar bursitis which may be painful or symptomless. |
| Common locations include the external ear, foot, hand, prepatellar bursa, and olecranon region. |
| Periarticular disorders, such as anserine, infrapatellar or prepatellar bursitis, should be ruled out. |
| Other locations include the ulnar aspects of the forearm, olecranon, and prepatellar bursae, Achilles tendons, and hands. |
| The bursae most commonly involved are the prepatellar and that over the metatarsal joint of the great toe. |
