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Melbourne, April 17 (IANS) Stilletos are causing more injuries to women in Australia than sports accidents.

New South Wales (NSW) paramedics have reported a rise in emergency calls from women who have suffered ankle fractures, dislocated knees, head injuries and broken wrists after they fell ddue to their high heels.

Health experts have witnessed a “dramatic” rise in chronic injuries from wearing extreme heels over the long-term, reported thetelegraph.com.au

NSW Paramedics spokesperson Craig Pusser said women were more likely to get hurt from falling in a pair of sky-high heels than on the sports field.

Ambulance figures have revealed an increase in accidents over the weekend, especially at nightclubs, when “more often than not there is some level of intoxication which contributes to falling”.

“The worst incident we’ve seen was a girl in her early 20s who rolled her ankle inwards in very high heels while standing in a club, resulting in a compound fracture, where the bone actually sticks out,” Pusser was quoted as saying.

“That’s an injury we usually see in footballers.”

Pusser said that besides lower-leg injuries, paramedics were also seeing more secondary injuries due to falling on the ground.

Martin Sullivan, a doctor, said he has treated several serious ankle fractures in women who had fallen in their heels.

“This generation, from 16 to 25, are really into wearing seriously high heels…the higher you are, the more likely you are to twist an ankle, but also the harder you’re going to come down.”