Toes to hand transplant in a case of accidental amputation with a mechanical saw
The patient, a 42-year-old male, suffers the amputation of three fingers of the left hand at different levels, in an accident with a mechanical saw that severely damages the index and middle fingers and, to a lesser extent, the ring finger. Dr. Piñal addresses the picture described by transplanting the two second toes to the […]
Microsurgical replantation of right forearm after accidental amputation at work
The patient, male, 28, suffers the traumatic amputation of part of his right arm in an accident at work. An industrial plastic cutting machine severs his upper limb above the forearm. He is transferred in helicopter from the site of the accident (Vizcaya) to Clínica Mompía, what allows going into the operating room less than […]