WhatsAppitis

The patient was on duty on Dec 24 (Christmas Eve), and the following day, she responded to messages that had been sent to her on her smartphone via WhatsApp instant messaging service. She held her mobile phone, that weighed 130 g, for at least 6 h. During this time she made continuous movements with...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2014-03, Vol.383 (9922), p.1040-1040
Main Author: Fernandez-Guerrero, Inés M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cumulative Trauma Disorders
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Pain
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
Smartphones
Tenosynovitis
Text Messaging
Wrist
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The patient was on duty on Dec 24 (Christmas Eve), and the following day, she responded to messages that had been sent to her on her smartphone via WhatsApp instant messaging service. She held her mobile phone, that weighed 130 g, for at least 6 h. During this time she made continuous movements with both thumbs to send messages.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60519-5