It can be performed in the doctor's office. Sometimes the fluid is sent to the laboratory for further analysis. Non infectious hip bursitis can also be treated with an injection of cortisone medication into the swollen bursa. This is sometimes done at the same time as the aspiration procedure. Generally, patients should avoid hills and stairs, when possible, while symptoms are present.
Septic bursitis requires even further evaluation by a doctor.
This is unusual in the hip bursa, but does occur. The bursal fluid can be examined in the laboratory for the microbes causing the infection. Septic bursitis requires antibiotic therapy , often intravenously. Repeated aspiration of the inflamed fluid may be required. For entertainment purposes only.