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What Causes Muscle Cramps In The Calf After A Knee Injury?
I have a knee injury. actually a torn mcl. However my calf in my injured leg is cramping. It has been like that for about 2-3 weeks and my docotr wont see me and says it is most likely from the knee injury. But it is not...feels like I have a constant charlie horse like cramp. I can not even touch my leg without it hurting and so I don t touch my leg any more. it hurts to stretch my leg and just hurts all the time.
Yes, it may be deep vein thrombosis or so-called DVT although this is not very likely. I means that clot is formed inside the big leg vessel.
So you need to do Doppler ultrasound to rule this. Vein thrombosis which is manifested with unilateral swelling of the leg, pain in calf and lividity of the skin.
Some conditions such as pregnancy, obesity and recent surgery may increase the risk of it. This may be serious if blood clot travels to heart and lungs so it should be ruled out as soon as possible and then appropriate treatment can be started. In most cases, it includes strict resting Heparin infusions and Aspirin. More invasive procedures are rarely required.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein,
General Surgeon
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What Causes Muscle Cramps In The Calf After A Knee Injury?
Hi, Yes, it may be deep vein thrombosis or so-called DVT although this is not very likely. I means that clot is formed inside the big leg vessel. So you need to do Doppler ultrasound to rule this. Vein thrombosis which is manifested with unilateral swelling of the leg, pain in calf and lividity of the skin. Some conditions such as pregnancy, obesity and recent surgery may increase the risk of it. This may be serious if blood clot travels to heart and lungs so it should be ruled out as soon as possible and then appropriate treatment can be started. In most cases, it includes strict resting Heparin infusions and Aspirin. More invasive procedures are rarely required. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon