Volume 37, Number 5, 481-483, DOI: 10.1007/s00256-008-0456-1

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Magnetic resonance imaging of acute “wiiitis” of the upper extremity

Michael P. Nett, Mark S. Collins and John W. Sperling

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Abstract

We present the first reported case of acute “wiiitis”, documented clinically and by imaging, of the upper extremity, caused by prolonged participation in a physically interactive virtual video-game. Unenhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated marked T2-weighted signal abnormality within several muscles of the shoulder and upper arm, without evidence of macroscopic partial- or full-thickness tearing of the muscle or of intramuscular hematoma.

Keywords  Wiiitis - Muscle edema - Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) - MRI

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