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Legs

Here you can find information about diseases, symptoms, and health related to the legs.

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Philipp Skafte-Holm

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Bjarne Lühr Hansen

Bjarne Lühr Hansen

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Last edited on March 21, 2026

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Diseases

Growing Pains

Many children and parents have experienced being bothered by growing pains. Typically the child wakes up crying during the night and complains about pains in

Limp

Calve-Legg-Perthes Disease (CLPD) is often seen with children in the age of 3 to 12 years old. 4 out of 5 cases are boys. The pains in hip, thigh or knee are

Pain in the Knee

Osgood-Schlatter is seen with children in puberty. Pain, soreness and swelling at the tip of the shinbone sneak up and are enhanced when the leg is stretched

Symptoms

Health