Generally, the leg is the entire lower limb of the human body, including the foot, thigh, and even the hip or gluteal region. The leg is composed of five distinct sections: upper leg, knee, lower leg, ankle, and foot. Legs are used for standing and all forms of locomotion, including recreational such as dancing, and constitute a significant portion of a person’s mass.
Leg Bones and Joints
Common conditions of the bones and joints of the leg include:
- Hip osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis of the hip
- Paget’s disease of bone
- Hip fracture
- Blount’s Disease
- Shin splints
Leg Bursa
Common conditions of the leg bursa include:
- Achilles bursitis
- Retrocalcaneal bursitis
- Bursitis of the medial malleolus
- Calcaneal bursitis
- Metatarsal bursitis
- Intermetatarsal bursitis
- Metatarsophalangeal bursitis
- Trochanteric bursitis
- Ischial bursitis
- Greater trochanteric pain syndrome
- Trochanteric bursitis
- Iliopsoas bursitis
Leg Ligaments
Common conditions of the leg ligaments include:
- Hip strains
- Ruptured ligament of the hip
- ACL tear
- ACL insufficiency
- PCL tear
- Medial meniscus tear
- Lateral meniscus tear
- Meniscus tear
- Meniscectomy
- ACL reconstruction
- PCL reconstruction
- Ankle sprain (Grades 1,2, and 3)
- Lateral ankle sprain
- Ankle instability
- Ankle ligament tear
- Lateral ankle instability
- Anterior ankle instability foot sprain
- Plantar fasciitis
- Ankle sprain
- Flat feet (Pes Planus)
Leg Muscles
Common conditions of the leg muscles include:
- Hip flexor strain
- Patella tendinitis
- Ruptured quadriceps tendon
- Quadriceps strain
- Hamstring strain
- Torn hamstring
- Muscle strain
- Gastrocnemius tear and gastrocnemius strain
- Achilles tendinitis
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Posterior tibial tendonitis
- Peroneal tendonitis
- Drop foot
- Anterior tibialis tendinitis
- Shin splints
- Anterior compartment syndrome
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