Dr. Del Piñal, guest speaker at the XXIVth Portuguese Congress of Hand Surgery
This medical meeting will take place in Peniche on 23rd and 24th September
The catastrophic hand (III): Possibilities of microsurgery for patients with serious injuries
There is no narrow definition of catastrophic hand, but with these couple of terms we describe an upper limb with limited functionality, bone malunions and aesthetical damages (mutilations and amputations, for example) after severe trauma.
Dr. Del Piñal guest speaker at the 70th annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand
The Washington State Convention Center in Seattle will host the event from 10th to 12th September The American Society for Surgery of the Hand (AASH) will hold next September in Seattle the seventieth edition of its annual meeting, with Dr. Del Piñal as guest speaker. The event, expected to have around 2,400 participants, will be organized at the Washington State […]
The catastrophic hand (II). The physician perspective: ‘save what can be saved’, calm and collaboration
In ‘The catastrophic hand (I). The patient experience: hopes, plans and microsurgery’, we talk with Dr. Del Piñal on the characteristics and surgical and psychological challenges posed by transforming a catastrophic hand in one acceptable. A perspective that put the focus on the surgeon-patient relationship. In this second post about it, we change our approach […]
The catastrophic hand (I). The patient experience: hopes, plans and microsurgery
Google translation: The absence of armed conflicts and better labour security conditions have reduced the incidence oftraumatic hand injuries in Western countries. Yet emergency teams and ‘first response’ surgeons must face catastrophic hand situations. These ‘first response’ teams role is key in laying the groundwork for getting as close as possible to what Dr. Del Pinal defines […]