Prepatellar bursitis (also called housemaid’s knee, carpet layer’s knee, coal miner’s knee or carpenter’s knee) is inflammation of the bursa (a fluid-filled sac) that is i… See more

An adult person has more than 150 bursae (plural for “bursa”) throughout their body. A bursa is a … See more

There are two types of the condition: Acute prepatellar bursitis and chronic prepatellar bursitis. Acute prepatellar bursitis happens when there’s sudden damage to your bursa in front of y… See more

Anyone can get prepatellar bursitis, but it more commonly affects men between the ages of 40 and 60. Chronic prepatellar bursitis most commonly affects people who have jo… See more

Prepatellar bursitis is fairly common. There isn’t an exact number of cases per year because many people have mild prepatellar bursitis and don’t need to seek treatment from a healt… See more