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Causes
By Mayo Clinic staffMost leg pain results from sudden or long-term damage to a bone, muscle, ligament or tendon, but other conditions can also cause leg pain. Vascular disorders, for instance, can cause blood clots in your legs (deep vein thrombosis) and painful varicose veins. Narrowed arteries can reduce blood flow to your legs, leading to pain that gets worse with exercise and improves with rest. Infections, too, can cause leg pain.
Some common causes of leg pain include:
- Achilles tendinitis
- Achilles tendon rupture
- ACL injury
- Baker's cyst
- Bone cancer
- Broken leg
- Chondromalacia patella
- Chronic exertional compartment syndrome
- Claudication
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
- Fibromyalgia
- Gout
- Hamstring injury
- Herniated disk
- Knee bursitis
- Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Torn meniscus
- Muscle cramp
- Night leg cramps
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteomyelitis
- Patellar tendinitis
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Posterior cruciate ligament injury
- Posterior tibial tendon rupture
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Sciatica
- Shin splints
- Sprains and strains
- Stress fractures
- Tendinitis
- Thrombophlebitis
- Varicose veins
Causes shown here are commonly associated with this symptom. Work with your doctor or other health care professional for an accurate diagnosis.
