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Shoes with high heels are the choice for many women around the world. However, a new proves that wearing high heels over a long of time can permanently injure the . The study is from Stanford University in the USA. A team of biomotion researchers did tests on the knees of women when they walked in shoes, shoes with 3.8-cm heels and in shoes with 8.9-cm heels. The send a warning to women who want to wear high heels that they risk damage to their knees. They said high heels put knees in an , bent position that makes them like aged or damaged joints. This increases the risk of the condition osteoarthritis, which could require .

Britain's Daily Express newspaper reports a survey of 1,200 women that shows how high heels are. It said 93 per cent of women say they felt and more feminine when they wore heels, 88 per cent said they considered more stylish and 77 per cent said their heels made them feel slimmer. Many women prefer to ignore health , and even the pain and discomfort of wearing heels, to look and feel . A British doctor, Tim Allardyce, said he treats women with problems caused by wearing heels. He said: "The odd at which the feet are held in high-heeled shoes increases the downward on the knees by 25 per cent, placing significant on the kneecaps."

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