An Update on the Management of Severe Crush Injury to the Forearm and Hand
Francisco del Piñal, MD, Dr. Med. Clinics in Plastic Surgery Vol. 47, Issue 4, October, Pages 461-489 – © 2020 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ABSTRACT (full text pdf. below) An Update on the Management of Severe Crush Injury to the Forearm and Hand Summary Crush injuries rate among the most feared injuries for hand surgeons. Stiffness, […]
An Update on the Management of Severe Crush Injury to the Forearm and Hand
Francisco del Piñal, MD, Dr. Med. Clinics in Plastic Surgery Vol. 47, Issue 4, October, Pages 461-489 – © 2020 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ABSTRACT (full text pdf. below) An Update on the Management of Severe Crush Injury to the Forearm and Hand Summary Crush injuries rate among the most feared injuries for hand surgeons. Stiffness, […]
From amputation to mobility: neurocutaneous flap transfer in Dupuytren’s contracture
The patient, a 70-year-old man, presents a picture of Dupuytren’s disease in the ring and little fingers of his left hand, which are contractured in flexion (Dupuytren’s contracture) causing a serious functional limitation.
Microsurgical solution to accidental feet injuries with a mower
Marcelino and Lucila, patients of two and four years old. They suffer severe foot injuries after mower accidents. Dr Piñal addresses the damage in both cases with the autologous transfer of a vascularized flap of muscle gracilis, taken from the inner thigh.
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 […]
LA SEXTA TV (Spanish channel): testimonial of two Dr. Piñal’s patients which underwent reconstructive microsurgery
Weekend news show of LA SEXTA TV has collected the testimony of two of Dr Piñal’s patients which underwent reconstructive microsurgery procedures after suffering serious damage to their hands: a discharge from electric blinds and the amputation of fingers in a labour accident As detailed in the report by Abel Román and Javier Márquez, the […]
Anatomical reconstruction of hand after tumor resection in auricular finger
The patient, an elderly woman, has a recurrent tumor in the little finger usually solved by a partial resection. Dr. Piñal opts in this case for a pioneering technique of anatomical reconstruction of the affected limb. The problem The main feature of the analyzed clinical picture is the existence of a recurrent tumor (ie recurrent […]
Severe Crush Injury to the Forearm and Hand. The Role of Microsurgery
Francisco del Piñal, MD, PhD, Esteban Urrutia, MD, Maciej Klich, MD Clinics in Plastic Surgery Vol. 40, Issue 4, April, Pages 233-255 – © 2016 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ABSTRACT (full text pdf. below) Severe Crush Injury to the Forearm and Hand. The Role of Microsurgery Summary Crush injuries rate among the most feared injuries for […]
Severe Crush Injury to the Forearm and Hand. The Role of Microsurgery
Francisco del Piñal, MD, PhDa, Esteban Urrutia, MD, Maciej Klich, MD Clinics in Plastic Surgery Vol. 40, Issue 4, April, Pages 233-255 – © 2016 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ABSTRACT (full text pdf. below) Severe Crush Injury to the Forearm and Hand. The Role of Microsurgery Summary Crush injuries rate among the most feared injuries for […]
Media: Dr. Piñal reconstructs the right hand of a patient who had lost his five fingers in an explosion
Marius Constantin, 28 years old (Zalla, Vizcaya, Spain), lost the five fingers of his right hand last New Year’s Eve due to the explosion of a high-powered firecracker, which left the limb with an effective amputation at the wrist level.