calf strain
Lower leg pull
A calf strain is an injury to the muscles at the back of the lower leg, typically caused by sudden acceleration, jumping, or overstretching.
The strain ranges from minor fiber tears to complete muscle rupture: I pulled up with a calf strain during the sprint.
Common in sports requiring explosive movement—tennis, basketball, running.
- muscleContractile body tissue
- tearTo pull apart
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- sports injuryHarm from physical activity
- hamstringCripple or thigh muscle
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- leg injuriesbroken leg, knee injury, ACL tear, hamstring tear, shin splints
- Sports Injuriestendonitis, ligament sprain, stress fracture, groin pull, muscle tear
- muscle strainspulled muscle, pulled hamstring, groin pull
- musculoskeletal injuriesfracture, sprains, sprain, dislocations, tendonitis
- lower legankle, shin, tibia, fibula, shinbone
- podiatryfoot doctor, chiropodist, plantar fasciitis, bunions, ingrown toenail
injury type
calf strainbone fracture
Cracked or broken skeleton
broken bone · stress fracture · compound fracture · bone break · ligament tear
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