Tip-heeled shoes easily induce "big bones"

High-heeled, pointy shoes seem to have become a symbol of fashionable women. However, what makes Ms. Zhang, an 18-year-old girl, feel depressing is that this high-heeled pointed shoe, which is loved on weekdays, has quietly “stolen” her health and sent herself to the operating table. The head surgeon and Yu Guangrong, director of the Department of Orthopaedics at Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, said with regret: “Wrong shoes have become the primary factor in young women suffering from hallux valgus, leading to irreversible bone deformities.”

Prof. Yu Guangrong said that hallux valgus, commonly known as "big bone crookedness," is a common type of foot deformity, with mostly contralateral disease. It occurs in women, with a male to female ratio of 1:20. Usually the patient's big toe squats outwards, and the heel of the big toe retracts inwards, making the forefoot like a triangular “big snakehead”. Current research suggests that about 50% of patients have "family genetic history" mainly due to certain defects in the bones and ligaments that constitute the foot. “However, in recent years, there have been more and more young female patients who have no family genetic history, such as Miss Zhang. They are not only demanding the relief of local pain, but are also eager to restore the beautiful appearance of their feet and can wear trendy heels again.”

Yu Guangrong analyzed that because the front part of the pointed shoe is triangular, forcing the front part into a narrow triangular area, together with the inelastic leather on the upper, the toe of the foot is forced to evert, the little toe. Then turn inside. The high heels make the pressure on the feet increase, and the ligaments in the joints are stretched too much. It is not surprising that the feet have long hallux valgus. He reminded that in addition to the family's genetic history, the big toe is longer than the second toe, and the women whose feet have appeared on both feet are "high-risk groups." They must be reluctant to cut their love. It's best to keep away from the heel with a height of more than 4 cm. Pointed shoes.