FACTS ABOUT SHOES
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Poorly fitting shoes can cause bunions, corns, calluses, hammertoes, and other disabling foot problems.

One in six persons have foot problems. Thirty-six percent regard their foot problems as serious enough to warrant medical attention.

The cost of foot surgery to correct foot problems from tight-fitting shoes is $2 billion per year. If time off from work for the surgery and recovery is included, the cost is $3.5 billion.