Complications and sequelae of radius or Colles fractures. Solutions and ‘rebellion against pain’

Dr Piñal addresses the characteristics of radius or Colles fractures, as well as their potential complications, sequelae and surgical solutions. The radius fractures or Colles fractures are extraordinarily frequent, and -unfortunately- are often treated incorrectly. For a long time, they’ve been considered benign wrist injuries, and so treated with plaster or other inadequate treatments. The […]
(Dry) Arthroscopic Partial Wrist Arthrodesis: Tips and Tricks

F. del Piñal, F. Tandioy-Delgado Handchirurgie · Mikrochirurgie · Plastische Chirurgie Vol. 46, Issue 5, October 2014, Pages 300-306 © © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York. ABSTRACT (full text pdf. below) (Dry) Arthroscopic Partial Wrist Arthrodesis: Tips and Tricks Introduction Partial arthrodeses are well-accepted procedures when dealing with unsalvageable carpal damage in the wrist. […]
(Dry) Arthroscopic Partial Wrist Arthrodesis: Tips and Tricks

F. del Piñal, F. Tandioy-Delgado Handchirurgie · Mikrochirurgie · Plastische Chirurgie Vol. 46, Issue 5, October 2014, Pages 300-306 © © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York. ABSTRACT (full text pdf. below) (Dry) Arthroscopic Partial Wrist Arthrodesis: Tips and Tricks Introduction Partial arthrodeses are well-accepted procedures when dealing with unsalvageable carpal damage in the wrist. […]
Arthroscopic Reduction of Comminuted Intra-Articular Distal Radius Fractures With Diaphyseal-Metaphyseal Comminution

Francisco del Piñal, MD, PhD, Melissa Klausmeyer, MD, Eduardo Moraleda, MD, Guillermo H. de Piero, MD, Jaime S. Rúas, MD Journal of Hand Surgery American Edition Vol. 39, Issue 5, May 2014, Pages 835-843 © 2014 by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand – All rights reserved. ABSTRACT (full text pdf. below) Arthroscopic Reduction of Comminuted Intra-Articular […]
Arthroscopic Reduction of Comminuted Intra-Articular Distal Radius Fractures With Diaphyseal-Metaphyseal Comminution

Francisco del Piñal, MD, PhD, Melissa Klausmeyer, MD, Eduardo Moraleda, MD, Guillermo H. de Piero, MD, Jaime S. Rúas, MD Journal of Hand Surgery American Edition Vol. 39, Issue 5, May 2014, Pages 835-843 © 2014 by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand – All rights reserved. ABSTRACT (full text pdf. below) Arthroscopic Reduction of Comminuted Intra-Articular […]
Treatment of radius fractures: how to avoid a life with pain and limited personal autonomy

There are several fractures of the upper limb with profoundly limiting effects on the patient’s daily life, if they are not treated as required. One of them is the breakage of the radius, in its different forms, also known as Colles fracture.