Leg Injuries and Disorders

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Leg Problems (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• MR Imaging (MRI): Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• Radiography (X-Ray): Bone (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

• Treatment
• Bone Lengthening (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Intermittent Claudication (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Leg Injuries (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Leg Ulcer (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Achilles Tendon Rupture (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Burning Thigh Pain (Meralgia Paresthetica) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• False Claudication (Pseudoclaudication) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Hamstring Muscle Strain (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Limb Length Discrepancy (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Meralgia Paresthetica Disease (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Muscle Strains in the Thigh (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Nocturnal Leg Cramps (McGraw-Hill Companies)
• Peripheral Arterial Disease (Society of Interventional Radiology)
• Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society)
• Shin Splints (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Shinbone (Tibia) Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Thighbone Fracture (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Walk This Way: Managing the Pain of Intermittent Claudication (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Prevention/Screening
• Know Your Risk: Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) Self-Test (Society of Interventional Radiology)

• Rehabilitation
• How to Use Crutches, Canes and Walkers (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Instructions for Using Crutches (American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Related Issues
• Compartment Syndrome (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Peripheral Arterial Disease and Claudication (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Sprains and Strains (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Directories
• Find an Orthopaedist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Organizations
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Legs for Life (Society of Interventional Radiology)
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  Also available in: Spanish

• Children
• Growing Out of It: Leg and Foot Development in the Growing Child (Shriners Hospitals for Children)
• Pediatric Thighbone (Femur) Fracture (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• What a Pain! Kids and Growing Pains (Nemours Foundation)
• Your Child Has Been Diagnosed with Bowed Legs (Genu Varum) (Shriners Hospitals for Children)