Children's snow boots to wear as little as possible can cause foot deformity

[This site - shoes and life] The weather is getting colder, parents in order to keep children warm and painstaking, looks hairy, wear very fashionable snow boots are very popular with parents. However, netizens have recently posted that if children wear snow boots for more than six months, problems may arise in the feet, ankles, hips, etc., and they may even become “disabled”, causing permanent deformities. On November 21, the reporter investigated several shopping malls in the Island City and discovered that sales of snow boots are very hot. For the online version, several orthopedic experts in the hospital said that they are not so exaggerated, but to wear good quality, children still wear as little as possible.

A shopping mall and online sales are very fire

On November 21st, the reporter visited some shopping malls and large supermarkets in Qingdao. In children's shoes sales counters in major shopping malls, children's snow boots are more or less placed. In the counter of children's shoes in a large shopping mall on Hong Kong's Middle Road, many young parents stopped to pick and choose. A staff member told reporters that the weather has become more and more cold recently. In addition, sales of snow boots in winter have been very good in the winter. Therefore, some snow boots for children have been added, and the sales situation is not bad.

Supermarkets sell well and the internet doesn't fall. After the journalist entered the word “children's snow boots” on Taobao, he found that some of the cheaper snow boots sold even hotter. For example, there was a kind of children’s snow boots with a price of RMB 99 within a month. The sales volume has even reached more than 24,000 pieces, and many of the buyers' evaluations are basically "The pair of cotton shoes and daughters are comfortable and warm, and jumping happily and happily is a cotton shoe worth buying." But there are also Some netizens think that the sizes of some shoes are too large for the child's feet. "You have to put insoles on the table, and you have to wait until your child grows up."

B Some snow boots prices are nearly 200 times different

In the supermarket, the reporter saw the price of children's snow boots between 300 and 800 yuan. The staff of the counter told the reporter that some of the products with more than 600 yuan were new in this year, and they were very popular among some 80 parents. . The reporter picked up a pair of shoes and found that these children's snow boots were only palm-sized and the soles were hard and flat, but the uppers and shoes were soft and comfortable. The staff told reporters that the smallest number was 35 The code is not suitable if the child is too young.

In some online stores, the reporter saw the price difference between children's snow boots is very large, in accordance with the price, the most expensive pair of asking price of 2,000 yuan, while the cheapest is only 11 yuan more, a difference of nearly 200 times. Most of the prices range from 30 to 100 yuan. The price of snow boots with a large volume of online stores is generally around 100 yuan, but some low-price online stores still claim quality assurance on the website.

C children's snow boots are popular with young parents

Reporters found on the counter of the supermarket that most of the parents who stopped and chose in front of the counter looked very young. One of the 80-year-old mothers, Ms. Sun, said: “My daughter is only 3 years old now. I try to dress her up as beautiful as possible. Boots have been very popular these past few years. Some children of neighbors and colleagues look beautiful, so I also want to buy her a pair.”

Some older parents put more emphasis on practicality. Ms. Song, who is a grandmother, said: “I feel the bottom of these boots is very hard. The granddaughter was only 4 years old. My child had bought her a pair of her. It was a bit big at the time. The granddaughter’s feet are soft and tender, and she feels less reassuring when she wears such hard boots. I heard that the boots are not good for the child's growth, or buy cotton shoes.”

D There is a problem with the foot of the snow boots

Regarding the online transmission, on November 21, the reporter consulted with orthopaedic experts of the Affiliated Hospital of Beijing Medical College, the Municipal Hospital, and the Qingdao Orthopaedic Hospital, and the experts interviewed stated that there is an exaggerated ingredient for the description of teratogenicity, but it is long. Wearing bad snow boots, especially for children, can indeed lead to life-long foot deformities and increase the chance of suffering from flat feet.

Dr. Liu Deheng of traumatic five departments of Qingdao Orthopaedic Hospital told reporters that he had heard this statement last year and he would pay attention to usual visits. “The girls who have problems are mostly girls because long-term wear causes patients with decidual inflammation and flat feet.” Liu Deheng said that in the past, he did not think about shoes. In the past two years, more people like to wear snow boots. The number of problems that have arisen is also increasing.

"A lot of women wear snow boots and their ankles become 'outside characters'. Instead of falling on the soles of the shoes and stepping on the uppers, it is most likely to have problems." Liu Deheng said. In fact, the destruction of the feet in snow boots is not so serious. Liu Deheng said that choosing a shoe that fits the size of the foot is a good quality snow boots that will not easily go out of shape. Wearing the right foot will not cause damage.