Testimonial: «I had neither mobility nor strength in the hands, now I put my tube, I eat, I shower and dress on my own and I can drive»
David, a young Cantabrian, 37 years old, with quadriplegia – C5 level injuries in the spinal cord – after a hit in the head trying to dive into: «I had neither mobility nor strength in my hands; now, I put my tube, I eat, shower and dress on my own and I can drive» After […]
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
Media: Dr Piñal reconstructs the hand of a merchant sailor through a pioneering microsurgery intervention in Spain
Alejandro Mayo, a merchant sailor, lost his thumb and a third of his left hand in a work accident on board of a tuna vessel in Atlantic waters. Upon his return, Mayo came into contact with Dr Piñal and his surgical team, which facilitated the development of a pioneering microsurgery procedure in Spain. (following video […]
Paralysis and nerve injuries: Tendon transfer for recovery of mobility in both hands in a patient with quadriplegia
Nerve lesions in their most severe manifestations can lead to paralysis, such as quadriplegia at different levels. These and other situations with nervous affection are approached by Dr. Piñal with advanced microsurgery techniques. The Spanish surgeon and his team base their clinical perspective on the reassignment of muscle-tendon functions, which involve the development of procedures such […]
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 […]
Dr. Piñal takes part in the 72nd annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand in San Francisco
The Spanish surgeon, one of the invited foreign speakers, addressed the latest techniques in reconstructive microsurgery and replantation.
Tumor resection and functional restoration in hand and wrist
The patient, a young male, has a recurrent tumor in the area of the wrist likely to eventually become malignant after appearing for a third time. After the last diagnosis, an amputation is recommended due to disabling pains and the risk of metastasis. The problem The analysed picture presents characteristics that make malignancy and the appearance of a metastatic […]
La Razón: «Microcirugía que recompone la mano catastrófica»
El suplemento sanitario del diario La Razón, ‘A tu salud’, abordó en su edición 634 las diversas técnicas desarrolladas por el Dr. Piñal para el abordaje de los casos de mano catastrófica