The IFSSH magazine interviews Dr Piñal about his article on reconstructive surgery for extreme thumb losses for ‘Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery’
The work of the Spanish surgeon was distinguished last year with the PRS Best Paper Award for the best article in the hand category.
Dr Piñal, head of the hand surgery and microsurgery unit at Hospital Vithas Madrid La Milagrosa
The surgeon highlights his «commitment to technology and the highest care quality». La Milagrosa
(Update 2) Media, TVE: Dr. Piñal discovers a procedure for the cure of cases of reflex sympathetic dystrophy
The Spanish surgeon will present his research, based on 29 analyzed clinical cases, before the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) (news originally published on November 5, 2018, as of the last update, January 2021, Dr. Piñal has already operated on more than a hundred patients and has examined more than 200 with this […]
Dr. Piñal successfully operates on bullfighter Cayetano Rivera
The matador suffered from chronic pain in his right thumb.
Unknown pain: origin and characteristics
In a new entry in his videoblog, Dr. Francisco del Piñal addresses unknown pain, overcoming this diagnostic label through the analysis of its most common foci and characteristics, together with placing value on the examination and history of the patient in the process of identification of ailments and pathologies.
Dr Piñal operates on Real Madrid player and Olympic runner-up, Kosovare Asllani
The Swedish international footballer suffered from sequels of a previous operation on her left thumb.
Dr. Piñal sets the guidelines for the clinical management of severe crush injuries to the forearm and hand, not only in the acute phase but also in the sequels
In his latest article for Clinics in Plastic Surgery, the Spanish surgeon analyzes the impact of microsurgery in improving the prognosis of the most serious cases (catastrophic hand syndrome), and how to improve function in cases that are already in sequels phase. They can also benefit from reasoned surgery.
Elimination by microsurgery of pain in case of reflex sympathetic dystrophy in the lower limb
16-year-old girl with intense pain in her right foot. After two previous unsuccessful interventions, she was diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) or reflex sympathetic dystrophy. The patient is polymedicated and suffers from severe functional difficulties.
Periosteal flap microsurgical transfer in case of humerus nonunion
The 20-year-old patient suffered an unconsolidated right humerus fracture with radial nerve injury one year before coming into contact with Dr. Piñal. Despite the modifications in the synthesis in two previous surgeries, the fracture had not been able to consolidate. On the contrary, in recent months the young woman had begun to suffer pain from […]
Dr Piñal successfully operates on Real Madrid player Lucas Cañizares for a fracture in his left hand
The Spanish surgeon used his technique of cannulated screws insertion to treat the injury.