My mom has really wide arthritic feet.  She has arthritis in her ankles, feet, knees, 1 hip, and lower spine.  I ordered these shoes for her, after trying a large variety (about 10 other pairs) of shoes.  None of the other styles we tried fit.  She either couldn't get her foot in, or, in the case of ankle boot styles, they wouldn't close around her ankles.  These were a last resort because she doesn't like the tennis shoe look (she's 72).  Nevertheless, these fit!  Hooray!  They are comfortable and stable.  The velcro can be adjusted to different widths.  Totally worth the money and true to size!