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Sports Injuries - Lower Leg & Ankle - Back of the Leg

Lower leg - back
Term Also Known As Description
calf strain pulled calf muscle Calf strain results when a muscle(s) in the back of the leg are overstretched or torn.
tight calf muscles   Tight calf muscles is a feeling of stiffness of the muscles in the back of the lower leg.
Deep Vein Thrombosis DVT Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) occurs when blood clots in vein far inside, usually in a leg or thigh.
contusion of the calf muscles   A contusion of the calf muscles occurs when blood vessels in the back of the lower leg are damaged or broken without skin breaking and blood mixes into adjacent tissue.
lower leg cramps   An involuntary, sustained and often painful contraction, tightening, or over-shortening of a muscle in the lower leg.
posterior compartment syndrome   Posterior compartment syndrome happens when a muscle in the back of the lower leg gets so big that it squeezes outward against the muscle covering.
popliteal artery entrapment   Popliteal artery entrapment is chronic compression of a nerve(s) along the main artery running from above the knee to the bottom of the shin bone.
lateral compartment syndrome   Lateral compartment syndrome happens when a muscle in the side of the lower leg gets so big that it squeezes outward against the muscle covering.
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