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Blood Conditions

A Blood Clot in a Leg or a Calf Muscle Cramp?

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Cary Cook, RN

The calf is a common site for both muscle cramps and blood clots. Despite their propensity to affect the calf, blood clots and muscle cramps share little else in common. Calf cramps and blood clots differ with respect to symptoms, risk factors, causes, evolution, treatment and prognosis.