Pes Anserine Bursitis

Bursectomy is considered in cases of very severe inflammation, concomitant infectious bursitis, or chronic, intractable cases that do not respond at all to repeated injections. Medial knee pain may persist after surgery, and rehabilitation takes several months. Therefore, the principle is to decide whether to perform surgery after sufficient non-surgical treatment has been attempted.

Perspective of a Korean Medicine Clinic

From a Korean medicine perspective, the stage at which surgery is considered corresponds to a state where blood stasis and dampness phlegm have hardened to an extreme degree, rendering the condition unresponsive even to strong stimulation treatments such as fire acupuncture or moxibustion. At Dongjedang, we aim to lower the threshold for surgery as much as possible by separating adhesions with moxibustion and directly stimulating hardened tissues with fire acupuncture. Even in cases where surgery is unavoidable, concurrent treatment is available through pre- and post-operative Korean medicine to accelerate recovery and prevent recurrence.