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Can sciatica cause extreme back leg pain, knee and calf as well as ankle and foot pain, nearly to extent of feeling like a sprained ankle?

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Yes: All these symptoms may result from sciatica, but see a doc to make sure you don’t have disc disease , or other compression, that also can produce the same symptoms.

Answered 2/24/2020

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