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Calf pain
Means a pain in the calf. This can be from muscle strain, a clot in a vein, a torn tendon, infection or a host of several other problems, including referred pain from someplace higher up, like the lower back. The best starting place for calf pain is your primary medical doctor, who can then make an appropriate referral depending on what he or she feels it might be.
How long it usually lasts:
Short-term (lasts days to weeks)
How common is it?
Very common
Body locations
Leg
Varicose veins
Condition
Sprain
Condition
Osteoarthritis
Condition
Shin splints
Condition
Peripheral artery disease
Condition
Pulmonary embolism
Condition
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Condition
Baker's cyst
Condition
Deep venous thrombosis
Condition
Varicose veins on legs
Condition
Embolus
Condition
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