Word: footgear
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...osteoarthritis and sciatica, as well as milder ones with hideous names like hammertoe and--my favorite--Haglund's deformity (a lump on the Achilles tendon, also known as pump bump). A Swedish study even associates heels with schizophrenia. Yet this season, women are heading off to work in footgear more vertiginous than ever, topping out at about 6 in. (15 cm). Just last month tree-high shoes felled several models on the Milan runways, and no wonder. Walking in heels that height is the rough equivalent of trying to stroll down Space Mountain...
After he revived, he dragged himself to UHS, “who were wonderful.” A surgeon removed the toenail and wrapped the toe up in gauze. For a while Evan had to wear handmade stylish footgear on his left foot—he attached a duct tape strap to his flip-flops because the layers of gauze made his foot too big to fit in anything else. Now he can wear normal shoes and play soccer using his left foot. The toenail is a little stub about a quarter of an inch wide...