Dr. Piñal, international guest speaker at the congresses of the American and Indian societies for hand surgery
The Spanish surgeon will discuss the latest advances in his areas of specialization in the cities of Boston (USA) and Coimbatore (India). Piñal The 73rd annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) will be held in the state capital of Massachusetts from September 13 to 15 at the Hynes Convention […]
In-depth interview with Dr Piñal in ‘Directivos y empresas’ (‘Directors and Companies’)
‘Directivos y empresas’, a monthly economy magazine aimed at private sector managers and executives, includes an extensive in-depth interview with Dr Piñal, in which he reviews his professional career and the evolution of his medical discipline. The Spanish surgeon responds to questions such as the development of wrist surgery since the nineties, the validity of […]
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 […]
Congenital hand differences: surgical answers to functional and aesthetic problems in children (III)
In this third entry of his series on the problems of differentiation and formation in the hand of the newborn (congenital malformations), Dr Piñal approaches pathologies such as syndactyly, duplication of the thumb, cleft hand or symbrachydactyly from real cases.
Neurocutaneous Toe Free Flap with Pulp
Francisco del Piñal, M.D., Dr. Med. ASSH Surgical Anatomy: Flap Reconstruction chapter 43 313-320, 2018. Edited by Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS and Steven L. Moran, MD – Copyright © 2018 American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH (full text pdf. below) Neurocutaneous Toe Free Flap with Pulp Soft tissue reconstruction of the fingers […]
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.
Five worrying signs after treatment or operation on a wrist fracture
In several of our previous conversations, Dr Piñal has insisted that a normal wrist is the one we’re not even aware it’s there, so therefore new or persistent sensations can point to the false resolution of a previous pathology or trauma. This is the case of wrist fractures, whose preceding treatment or subsequent surgery can […]
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 […]
Congenital hand differences: surgical answers to functional and aesthetic problems in children (II)
Second entry of Dr Piñal’s blog in his series dedicated to the formation problems of the upper limb in newborns: ‘Congenital hand differences: surgical answers to functional and aesthetic problems in children’ (II). Malformation of the hand
Dr Piñal, guest of honor at the congress of the Taiwan Society for Surgery of the Hand
The meeting will take place this coming May at the Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital