Diagnosis reassessment and surgery: healing of a patient with Sudeck’s atrophy
Diana Feijoo, 40, was operated on the wrist last September. Since then she has developed a picture of severe pain, diagnosed as reflex sympathetic dystrophy or Sudeck’s atrophy. The patient, in turn, is polymedicated to try to mitigate symptoms that also include serious mobility difficulties in her left hand, disabling in the personal and work […]
Dr Piñal presents a comprehensive guide for surgery in distal radius fractures in his new book
‘Atlas of of distal radius fractures’ has a practical approach, based on case studies of very diverse clinical contexts. Published worldwide by the prestigious German specialized publisher, Thieme, it defines, from the detailed analysis of specific cases, a comprehensive guide for the diagnosis, treatment and surgery of this profile of fractures.
Media: Dr Piñal reconstructs the hand of a merchant sailor through a pioneering microsurgery intervention in Spain
Alejandro Mayo, a merchant sailor, lost his thumb and a third of his left hand in a work accident on board of a tuna vessel in Atlantic waters. Upon his return, Mayo came into contact with Dr Piñal and his surgical team, which facilitated the development of a pioneering microsurgery procedure in Spain. (following video […]
Advanced hand rheumatoid arthritis: surgery and prosthesis insertion
The patient, a middle-aged woman, presents a picture of advanced rheumatoid arthritis in both hands. The degree of dislocation of the upper extremities and the state of nodulosis – the appearance of rheumatoid nodules – allow us to evaluate the high level of impact of the situation. The problem Unlike osteoarthritis, which originates in processes […]
Dr. Piñal, honorary professor of The Philadelphia Hand Center (US)
The Spanish surgeon received this distinction during the XIXth edition of the annual symposium on hand surgery by this American medical institution
Tumor resection and functional restoration in hand and wrist
The patient, a young male, has a recurrent tumor in the area of the wrist likely to eventually become malignant after appearing for a third time. After the last diagnosis, an amputation is recommended due to disabling pains and the risk of metastasis. The problem The analysed picture presents characteristics that make malignancy and the appearance of a metastatic […]
Wrist Arthroscopy: applications in complex surgery
The advent of arthroscopic surgery to wrist pathologies in the early 90s was a revolution on existing open intervention techniques.
Telemadrid: el Dr. Del Piñal aborda en ‘Madrid contigo’ la cirugía en lesiones de matadores de toros
Del Piñal detalló el abordaje clínico de las heridas por espada o banderillas, así como los traumas por aplastamiento
Dr. Del Piñal, guest speaker at the XXIVth Portuguese Congress of Hand Surgery
This medical meeting will take place in Peniche on 23rd and 24th September
87th annual meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association: Del Piñal, guest professor in one of the largest medical events in Asia
The city of Kobe will host the 87th annual meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association , in which will participate, according to the organizers, more than 10,000 worldwide physicians under the theme ‘ Dreams Come True: the soul and spirit of Orthopaedics.