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Leg Pain

Neurologic Causes of Leg Pain
1. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (pseudoclaudication)
2. Radiculopathy or plexopathy
3. Peripheral Neuropathy
4. Restless Leg Syndrome
Musculoskeletal Causes of Leg Pain
1. Baker's Cyst
2. Muscle or Tendon Strain
3. Ligament Sprain
4. Arthritis
5. Connective tissue disease
6. Night Cramps
7. Chronic Compartment Syndrome
Vascular Causes of Leg Pain
1. Intermittent Claudication (Peripheral Vascular Disease)
2. Arterial thromboembolism
3. Cholesterol embolism
4. Deep Vein Thrombosis (Deep Venous Thrombosis)
References
1. Carman (2000) Am Fam Physician 61(4):1027

Pain in lower limb (C0023222)
Concepts	Sign or Symptom (T184)
English	Leg pain, Pain in leg, Pain in lower limb
Spanish	dolor de pierna
Credits	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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