Subacromial bursitis is a condition caused by inflammation of the bursa that separates the superior surface of the supraspinatus tendon (one of the four tendons of the rotator cuff) from the overlying coraco-acromial ligament, acromion, coracoid (the acromial arch) and from the deep surface of the deltoid muscle. The subacromial bursa helps the mo...
May be coalesced with subdeltoid bursitis. ... Synonym: Duplay's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
see calcific tendinitis.
Type: Term Definitions: 1. inflammation of the subacromial bursa lying between the acromion above and the rotator cuff below; may be continuous with the subdeltoid bursa.