Espiral AtlasRadial tuberosity
tuberositas radii
Study entry
Description
Oval prominence below the medial part of the neck; it marks the boundary between the proximal end and the shaft of the radius.
Relations
Insertion of the biceps brachii; the bicipitoradial bursa separates it from the tendon.
Source: cap. 3, «Huesos del antebrazo»
Clinical correlation
Bursitis of the elbow
The subcutaneous olecranon bursa is bruised in falls on the elbow and becomes infected through abrasions of the skin above. Repeated pressure and friction (wrestling, resting the elbow on a table) inflame it: olecranon bursitis, "student's elbow". Subtendinous bursitis, between the triceps tendon and the olecranon, is rare and comes from repeated flexion and extension; it hurts more on flexing. Bicipitoradial bursitis hurts on pronating, because the bursa is squeezed against the anterior half of the radial tuberosity.
Related clinical cases
- Bursitis of the elbow