• Lancet · May 1998

    Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial

    Knee osteoarthritis and high-heeled shoes.

    • D C Kerrigan, M K Todd, and P O Riley.
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
    • Lancet. 1998 May 9;351(9113):1399-401.

    BackgroundLittle is known about the effects of walking in high heels on joints in the legs. Since osteoarthritis of the knee is twice as common in women as in men, we investigated torques (forces applied about the leg joints) of women who wore high-heeled shoes.MethodsWe studied 20 healthy women who were comfortable wearing high-heeled shoes. The women walked with their own high-heeled shoes and barefoot. Data were plotted and qualitatively compared; major peak values for high-heeled and barefoot walking were statistically compared. Bonferroni adjustment was made for multiple comparisons.FindingsMeasurement showed increased force across the patellofemoral joint and a greater compressive force on the medial compartment of the knee (average 23% greater forces) during walking in high heels than barefoot.InterpretationThe altered forces at the knee caused by walking in high heels may predispose to degenerative changes in the joint.

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