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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. | |
