A 31-year-old member asked:
what could cause pain in the leg?
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Dr. J Roberts answered
Vascular Surgery 27 years experience
Hip arthritis: Degenerative hip arthritis (a variant of djd, degenerative joint disease) is common. Chronic standing stresses the hip joint with the femoral head in the acetabulum (i.e., ball & socket). The erosion of the bursa within the joint eventually causes pain. Other causes which need exclusion are neurogenic and vascular causes. Herniated discs refer to the former; aorta-iliac disease, the latter.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Excruciating pain in the leg from the butt area all the way down the leg?
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Dr. Chittur Ananthakrishnan answered
Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery 54 years experience
Usually disc: Excruciating pain from the hip down to the ankle can be due to a disc prolaplse causing nerve root pressure or the possiblity of a bony injury producing irritation of the adjoining nerve and or muscle needs to considered. Bursal inflmmation around the hip can also produce these symptoms.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
If I stand for more than one hour at one place continuously I get pain in the leg?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. J Roberts answered
Vascular Surgery 27 years experience
Hip arthritis: Degenerative hip arthritis (a variant of djd, degenerative joint disease) is common. Chronic standing stresses the hip joint with the femoral head in the acetabulum (i.e., ball & socket). The erosion of the bursa within the joint eventually causes pain. Other causes which need exclusion are neurogenic and vascular causes. Herniated discs refer to the former; aorta-iliac disease, the latter.
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Last updated May 17, 2013
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