This protocol addresses aseptic (non-septic) infrapatellar bursitis in patients for whom a prior corticosteroid injection into the infrapatellar bursa did not achieve resolution of knee inflammation.
The patient has infrapatellar bursitis confirmed to be non-septic in nature. While conservative management is effective for most cases of aseptic bursitis, this pathway applies when that response has not been achieved and escalation is warranted.
A corticosteroid injection into the infrapatellar bursa was administered with the clinical goal of resolving knee inflammation. That goal was not reached, and this protocol represents the next step in management.
When non-surgical measures have not produced sufficient improvement, a procedural intervention targeting the infrapatellar bursa becomes the next consideration. The full protocol specifies the technique, staging, and decision criteria.