1,600 roller-shoe injuries reported
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070606/ap_on_he_me/roller_shoe_injuries"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070604/capt.833fa64b0bb74b5b867d4d4886b44516.roller_shoe_injuries_cx101.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=9285fE0WJOno2qFkUpJItg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="An undated photo provided by Heelys Inc., shows a pair of teenagers wearing the company's trendy wheeled sneakers. Heelys and their knockoffs look like gym shoes, but with wheel sockets in each heel. Doctors from Ireland to Singapore have reported treating broken wrists, arms and ankles; dislocated elbows and even cracked skulls in children injured while wearing roller shoes. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, based in Rosemont, Ill., this week is issuing new safety advice that recommends helmets, wrist protectors and knee and elbow pads for kids who wear the wheeled shoes. (AP Photo/Heelys Inc.)" border="0" /></a>AP - Injuries from trendy roller shoes are far more numerous than previously thought, contributing to about 1,600 emergency room visits last year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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