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Please let me know if there is a difference between bursitis and a bunion?
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Bunion : Is a bump of bone. Bursitis, is inflammation of a soft tissue structure that overlies a bone.
Answered 2/4/2014
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Inflammation/bone: Bursitis describes inflammation of a bursae which is a "cushion" of soft tissue adjacent to a bone. There are several bursas in the body including the elbow, hip, heel, etc. Bunion describes a bony bump typically at the 1st metatarophalangeal joint (near the big toe).
Answered 4/30/2014
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