Abstract
A 38-year-old man presented to the accident and emergency department complaining of severe neck pain. This had started immediately after swinging his Wii game console control during a rather vigorous game. An X-ray demonstrated a clay-shoveler's fracture of C7. This had radiological features to suggest an acute injury. This is the first report of a clay-shoveler's fracture strongly suggestive of being related to the use of a Wii console.
Highlights
Clay-shoveler’s fractures are fatigue fractures of lower cervical or upper thoracic vertebral spinous processes
There are a number of reports of injuries, including fractures, which have been sustained during activities using game consoles[2]
A 38-year-old man presented to the accident and emergency department complaining of severe neck pain
Summary
Clay-shoveler’s fractures are fatigue fractures of lower cervical or upper thoracic vertebral spinous processes. Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, Berks, U.K. E-mail: chrisnbrown79@googlemail.com Received August 14, 2009; Revised October 5, 2009; Accepted October 6, 2009; Published November 1, 2009 Brown and McKenna: A WiiTM-Related Clay-Shoveler's Fracture
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