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| Skinny jeans given health warning | Skinny jeans given health warning |
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| Skinny jeans can seriously damage muscles and nerves, doctors have said. | Skinny jeans can seriously damage muscles and nerves, doctors have said. |
| A 35-year-old woman had to be cut out of a pair after her calves ballooned in size, they said in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. | |
| She had spent hours squatting to empty cupboards for a house move in Australia. By evening, her feet were numb and she found it hard to walk. | She had spent hours squatting to empty cupboards for a house move in Australia. By evening, her feet were numb and she found it hard to walk. |
| Doctors believe the woman developed a condition called compartment syndrome, made worse by her skinny jeans. | Doctors believe the woman developed a condition called compartment syndrome, made worse by her skinny jeans. |
| Compartment syndrome is a painful and potentially serious condition caused by bleeding or swelling within an enclosed bundle of muscles - in this case, the calves. | Compartment syndrome is a painful and potentially serious condition caused by bleeding or swelling within an enclosed bundle of muscles - in this case, the calves. |
| The condition caused the woman to trip and fall and, unable to get up, she then spent several hours lying on the ground. | The condition caused the woman to trip and fall and, unable to get up, she then spent several hours lying on the ground. |
| On examination at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, her lower legs were severely swollen. | On examination at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, her lower legs were severely swollen. |
| Although her feet were warm and had enough blood supplying them, her muscles were weak and she had lost some feeling. | Although her feet were warm and had enough blood supplying them, her muscles were weak and she had lost some feeling. |
| As the pressure had built in her lower legs, her muscles and nerves became damaged. | As the pressure had built in her lower legs, her muscles and nerves became damaged. |
| She was put on an intravenous drip and after four days was able to walk unaided. | She was put on an intravenous drip and after four days was able to walk unaided. |
| Other medics have reported a number of cases where patients have developed tingly, numb thighs from wearing the figure-hugging low-cut denim trousers - although the chance of it happening is still slim for most people. |