Dr. Piñal publishes a new book, devoted to the management of distal radius fractures and damage to the ligaments of the wrist
‘Distal radius fractures and carpal instabilities’ includes an up-to-date selection of techniques available for the treatment of these injuries. distal radius
Dr Piñal participates in Berlin at the Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand
The city of Berlin picked up the baton from Buenos Aires in hosting the Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) last week. Under the slogan ‘Building bridges – together hand in hand’, this 14th edition of the most important meeting on upper limb surgery on a global scale […]
Dr. Piñal, speaker at the congress of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery held in Bologna
The Palazzo della Cultura e dei Congressi of the Italian city of Bologna hosted last week the tenth congress of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (WSRM), under the motto ‘Ad augusta per angusta’ (‘Great achievements through narrow paths’). This meeting, the most important in the world in its discipline, was attended as a speaker […]
Finger fractures: characteristics and surgery applied to sequelae correction
In this new blog entry Dr. Piñal addresses finger fractures and their potential sequelae, such as lack of mobility, angulated fingers or stiffness. Likewise, he analyzes his technique of cannulated screws insertion in the medullary canal of the bones, which allows to fix the mentioned fractures and their early mobilization. The insertion of cannulated screws […]
Vascularized neurocutaneous flap transplant in case of reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Patient, 8 years old, suffers a partial amputation of the left thumb in accident. She attends the clinic of Piñal y Asociados 12 weeks after the trauma with a diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy or Sudeck’s atrophy. The problem Before being treated by the Spanish surgeon and his surgical unit, an attempt is made for […]
Dr Piñal gives a keynote speech at the 53rd edition of the congress of the Spanish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SECPRE)
The Spanish surgeon will discuss the latest advances in hand and wrist surgery Dr Piñal
Microsurgical procedure in case of Volkmann’s syndrome
A 15-year-old patient with a proximal fracture on the right forearm. She goes to the clinic of Dr. Piñal four months after a previous intervention, with severe functional limitations and a picture of pain and paralysis due to a Volkmann’s syndrome. This is a set of impacts linked to ischemic necrosis of muscles and nerves, […]
Testimonial: «It’s the first time in four years that I sleep five hours in a row»
Ana, Almansa (Albacete) goes to the clinic of Piñal y Asociados in Madrid with a diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy or Sudeck’s atrophy, after a previous failed intervention in her right hand: «it is the first time in four years that I sleep five hours in a row».
Dr. Piñal participates as guest speaker at the Big Hand Event 2019 in Utrecht
The Spanish surgeon took part in the sessions devoted to reflex sympathetic dystrophy and toe to hand transplantation Dr. Piñal was part of the list of foreign speakers of the Big Hand Event 2019 (BHE 2019), an annual meeting that addresses hand pathologies in a multidisciplinary way and which was hosted at the Jaarbeurs Convention Center, in the Dutch […]
Toes to hand transplant in a case of accidental amputation with a mechanical saw
The patient, a 42-year-old male, suffers the amputation of three fingers of the left hand at different levels, in an accident with a mechanical saw that severely damages the index and middle fingers and, to a lesser extent, the ring finger. Dr. Piñal addresses the picture described by transplanting the two second toes to the […]