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What Causes Pain In Leg In Knees And Around Groin?
I have pain in my left leg. wakes me up throbbing. started hurting right under the shin bone, then the knee and on up to the groin area. it started almost 2 years ago and has gotten worse..I can no longer bend my knee up to my other knee or clip my toenails. I limp due to pain..so my leg hurts from top down thru the shin. don;t know whether it could be bone, muscle or veins.
Thu, 22 Jan 2015
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
Pain in the groin,knee, leg can be referred from the spine, the hip joint or from the bone and muscle in the area itself. A physical examination would indicate to a physician the likely site of the pain which could be further investigated with X-rays of your spine, hip and knee.
The nature of your pain suggests to me that this is more likely a hip joint or thigh muscle problem. If the pain is coming from your hip joint the most common diagnosis at your age would be osteoarthritis of the hip joint. A strain of the quadriceps muscle can also cause such pain, which will likely improve over a period of 2-3 weeks.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Thanks for your query.
Pain in the groin,knee, leg can be referred from the spine, the hip joint or from the bone and muscle in the area itself. A physical examination would indicate to a physician the likely site of the pain which could be further investigated with X-rays of your spine, hip and knee.
The nature of your pain suggests to me that this is more likely a hip joint or thigh muscle problem. If the pain is coming from your hip joint the most common diagnosis at your age would be osteoarthritis of the hip joint. A strain of the quadriceps muscle can also cause such pain, which will likely improve over a period of 2-3 weeks.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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