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Leg pain


This section deals with causes of pain arising from local lesions within the leg, or referred into the leg. Pain in the leg is a common complaint and the majority of cases are of vascular or orthopaedic origin. Joint problems are dealt with in the section on Joint disorders (p. 247).

Causes

Traumatic

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    Fractures

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    Dislocations

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    Crush injuries

Inflammatory

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    Rheumatoid arthritis

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    Reiter’s disease

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    Ankylosing spondylitis

Infective

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    Cellulitis

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    Septic arthritis

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    Osteomyelitis

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    Myositis

Degenerative

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    Osteoarthritis

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    Meniscal lesions

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    Baker’s cyst

Vascular

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    Intermittent claudication

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    Varicose vein

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    Deep vein thrombosis

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    Acute arterial occlusion

Neurological

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    Sciatica

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    Peripheral neuropathy

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    Neurogenic claudication

Metabolic

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    Gout/pseudogout

Neoplastic

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    Secondary deposits

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    Osteogenic sarcoma

Other

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    Cramp

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    Strenuous exercise

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    Polymyalgia rheumatica

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