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A Wii™-Related Clay-Shoveler's Fracture |
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Brown, Christopher N; McKenna, Patrick |
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TheScientificWorldJOURNAL |
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2009 |
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9 |
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1190-1191 |
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Clinical Images |
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Handling Editor: |
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Daniel Batlle |
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Bone Biology
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Surgery
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Clinical Images
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DOI: |
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10.1100/tsw.2009.134 |
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Clay-shoveler’s fractures are fatigue fractures of lower cervical or upper thoracic vertebral spinous processes. They are stable and normally managed conservatively, but occasionally require surgery for pain relief. There are a number of reports of injuries, including fractures, which have been sustained during activities using game consoles. However, we believe this is the first published report of a clay-shoveler’s fracture attributable to using a Wii™ console. |
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clay-shoveler, Wii™ game console, fracture |
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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. |
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