Depending on the occupation affected it is known by a variety nicknames, most commonly floor layers'knee, but also plumbers'knee, clergyman's knee, or housewife's knee ( prepatellar bursitis ).
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Historically many maids suffered from Prepatellar bursitis, an inflammation of the Prepatellar bursa caused by long periods spent on the knees for purposes of scrubbing and fire-lighting, leading to the condition attracting the colloquial name of " Housemaid's Knee ".
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Historically many maids suffered from Prepatellar bursitis, an inflammation of the Prepatellar bursa caused by long periods spent on the knees for purposes of scrubbing and fire-lighting, leading to the condition attracting the colloquial name of " Housemaid's Knee ".
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The prepatellar bursa and the olecranon bursa are the two bursae that are most likely to become infected, or " abrasion, though it is also possible for the infection to be caused by bacteria traveling through the blood from a pre-existing infection site.
