The Spanish Surgeon Francisco del Piñal invited to Louisville as the Harold E. Kleinert and Joseph E. Kutz Visiting Professor in Hand and Microsurgery 2014
Del Piñal, former fellow of the Christine M. Kleinert Institute Hand Surgery Fellowship, will occupy this Fall the honorific post for outstanding alumni After proudly accepting the invitation of the Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center, Dr. Francisco del Piñal will become this Fall the 19th Harold E. Kleinert and Joseph E. Kutz Visiting Professor in […]
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 […]
Dr. Del Piñal: “In Traumatology, no patient has to give up hope without a second opinion”
Google translation: If we were to condense in one sentence the essence of orthopedic pathologies, it may well be something like: “when an inch separates heaven and hell”. All of us as, current or potential patients, need to feel that we enjoy a life that is worth living… The icon gives access to a complete […]
Testimonial: “I’ll be able to drive, use cutlery… Dr. Del Piñal has given me my life back”
Antonio Fernández, Santander, 44, crushing amputation to the wrist of his left hand, labor accident. “I’ll be able to drive, use cutlery… Dr. Del Piñal has given me my life back”.
El Dr. Del Piñal ‘crea’ una nueva mano para un paciente amputado hasta la muñeca
El cirujano cántabro ha reconstruido la extremidad empleando una técnica pionera en el mundo, a partir de la transferencia de tres dedos del pie a la mano ‘recreada’ Del Piñal ha realizado una reconstrucción no anatómica con el objetivo de ‘generar’ un mano izquierda funcional donde apenas quedaba un muñón, tras el grave accidente laboral […]
Dr Del Piñal intervenes Manzanares of a broken ligament in his right thumb
The Spanish surgeon already operated on the bullfighter of an injury in his left hand, last November