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An injury can also cause leg pain from:

• A torn or overstretched muscle (strain)
• Hairline crack in the bone (stress fracture)
• Inflamed tendon (tendinitis)
• Shin splints -- pain in the front of your leg related to overuse or repetitive pounding

Other common causes of leg pain include:

• Atherosclerosis that blocks blood flow in the arteries (this type of pain, called claudication, is generally felt when exercising or walking and relieved by rest)
• Blood clot (deep vein thrombosis) from prolonged bed rest
• Infection of the bone (osteomyelitis) or skin and soft tissue (cellulitis)
• Inflammation of the leg joints by arthritis or gout
• Nerve damage -- common in diabetics, smokers, and alcoholics (symptoms include numbness, tingling, or a sensation of pins-and-needles)
• Varicose veins

Less common causes include:

• Benign tumors or cysts of the femur or tibia (osteoid osteoma)
• Drugs such as allopurinol and corticosteroids
• Legg-Calve-Perthes disease -- poor blood flow to the hip that may stop or slow the normal growth of the leg
• Malignant bone tumors (osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma)
• Sciatic nerve pain (radiating pain down the leg) caused by a slipped disk in the back.
• Slipped capital femoral epiphysis -- usually seen in boys and overweight children between 11 and 15 years old