Gerald McGwin, Ph.D., professor and vice chair, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, has just published a paper on the epidemiology of injuries from high heeled shoes.
Using data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, McGwin looked at 3,294 injuries treated in emergency departments within the United States from 2002 to 2012. Results suggest that high-heel related injuries have nearly doubled in that period.
Women between 20-29 years of age had the highest injury rate. The Cannes film festival is in the news today for requiring women to wear high heeled shoes.
Study published online on May 12, in the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery.
UAB has a broadcast quality studio. Learn more about Dr. McGwin here: http://www.soph.uab.edu/faculty/epi/gerald_mcgwin
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