Calf pain. Elderly woman's hands hold her painful calf. Pain in the lower leg can be caused by many conditions. Common causes include simple muscle cr

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Calf pain. Elderly woman's hands hold her painful calf. Pain in the lower leg can be caused by many conditions. Common causes include simple muscle cramp and claudication (pain when walking caused by narrowed arteries). Calf pain could be a symptom of a serious condition such as deep vein thrombosis.

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