title: Acute hernial strangulation following Wii Fit exercises.
abstract: The Wii Fit is one the most popular fitness games on the market. Although this device has been linked to a number of injuries, the vast majority of these have been relatively minor musculo-skeletal complaints. We present a case of a patient who presented with an acute strangulation of a pre-existing asymptomatic paraumbilical hernia after completing a series of aerobic exercises on her Wii Fit. She required laparotomy and small bowel resection for infarcted bowel. Although a number of minor mechanical and orthopaedic injurieshave been reported with the Wii Fit, this represents the first case of a life-threatening complication associated with the use of this device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth. okhan342@gmail.com
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Parvaiz
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Vassallo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018910:Video Games