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, […]

Transfer of gracilis muscle in case of loss of forearm muscles in accident

Young patient, 17-year-old man, wrenched flexor muscles of the forearm due to a severe trauma in traffic accident, with tendon injuries and nerve damage. Dr. Piñal designs a scheme for approaching the case through microsurgery, with a transfer of the gracilis muscle or internal rectus. The problem After his accident, the patient visits the clinic of […]

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 […]