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 […]
Vascularized Joint and Hemi-Joint Flap
Francisco del Piñal, M.D., Dr. Med. ASSH Surgical Anatomy: Flap Reconstruction chapter 44 321-336, 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) Vascularized Joint and Hemi-Joint Flap Nonvascularized joint and osteochondral reconstruction have poor […]
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 […]
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 participates as honor guest at the XVth Congress of the Taiwan Society for Surgery of the Hand
In his central keynote, the Spanish surgeon addressed the transformation of hand surgery from its classical stage till present Dr Piñal
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
Congenital hand differences: surgical answers to functional and aesthetic problems in children (I)
Under the label of congenital malformation of the hand we find different pathologies, or combinations thereof, which are characterized by their functional and aesthetic impact on the upper extremity of the newborn: syndactyly, polydactyly or aplasia in the fingers, among them. hand malformations Also, these malformations of the hand have very different levels of severity […]
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
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 […]