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.

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O. A. Khan

Mr. O. Khan Department of Surgery Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth NHS Trust Tel./Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected]