Calf Strain
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Calf Strain Home Care: Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have a calf strain and any of the following:
Foot
numbness
Foot weakness
Inability to walk
Inability to move the leg
Worsening
calf pain
(one calf)
Worsening
leg swelling (unilateral)
Calf pain
for more than 1 week
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Calf Strain Prevention
Related Topics:
Achilles tendinitis
Achilles tendon rupture
Ankle injury
Calf injury
Hamstring strain
Knee injury
Leg pain (unilateral)
Leg strain
Leg swelling (unilateral)
Muscle strain
Quadriceps strain
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Calf injury
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Last Updated: Nov 4, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Calf Strain References:
Anderson SJ. Lower extremity injuries in youth sports. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2002 Jun;49(3):627-41.
Beiner JM, Jokl P. Muscle contusion injury and myositis ossificans traumatica. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2002 Oct;(403 Suppl):S110-9.
Kirkendall DT, Garrett WE Jr. Clinical perspectives regarding eccentric muscle injury. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2002 Oct;(403 Suppl):S81-9.
Russell GV Jr, Pearsall AW 4th, Caylor MT, Nimityongskul P. Acute compartment syndrome after rupture of the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle. South Med J. 2000 Feb;93(2):247-9.
