Media, A3 TV: Dr. Piñal transplants two toes to the hand of a boy who suffered the explosion of a fireworks rocket
Borja, a 13-year-old from Cantabria, lost three fingers of his right hand due to the explosion of a fireworks rocket. Dr Piñal and his team have managed to restore its functionality by transferring two toes of the patient’s feet. toe transplant
Thumb reconstruction by microsurgery after accidental amputation
The patient, male, suffers the amputation of his right hand’s thumb and a serious damage to the surrounding tissue and musculoskeletal structure. The impact, caused by an accident with a fan, requires the design of a microsurgical procedure by Dr Piñal. thumb reconstruction The problem The pre-operative scenario clearly shows the disabling consequences of […]
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 […]
Testimonial: «I had neither mobility nor strength in the hands, now I put my tube, I eat, I shower and dress on my own and I can drive»
David, a young Cantabrian, 37 years old, with quadriplegia – C5 level injuries in the spinal cord – after a hit in the head trying to dive into: «I had neither mobility nor strength in my hands; now, I put my tube, I eat, shower and dress on my own and I can drive» After […]
Spanish Public Television (TVE): Dr Piñal restores by microsurgery the hands of a patient which were trapped by electric blinds
Patient, young woman, domestic accident when her hands got trapped by electric blinds. After more than twelve hours in the operating room, Dr Piñal and his surgical unit managed to restore functionality of the patient’s upper limbs through a combination of reconstructive microsurgery techniques (following video with english subtitles). As reported in the story by Verónica […]