Microsurgical replantation of right forearm after accidental amputation at work
The patient, male, 28, suffers the traumatic amputation of part of his right arm in an accident at work. An industrial plastic cutting machine severs his upper limb above the forearm. He is transferred in helicopter from the site of the accident (Vizcaya) to Clínica Mompía, what allows going into the operating room less than […]
Santander hosts the 16th edition of the Congress of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand
This meeting, chaired by Dr. Francisco del Piñal, brings together 1,600 specialists upper limb from around the world
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
Del Piñal guest of honor at the 11th International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association
The meeting will gather more than twelve thousand practitioners from around the world at Beijing’s old Olympic press center next November.
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.
The clinic of Dr. Del Piñal opens new premises in Madrid at Hospital La Luz
Medical consultations and surgery procedures will be performed at the facilities of Grupo Quirón near Madrid University town
Scaphoid pseudarthrosis: bone graft using microsurgery
Bones non unions due to unfused fractures may result in pseudarthrosis pictures if they are not treated in time. In the upper limb, scaphoid fractures are at risk of becoming scaphoid pseudarthrosis, with the possibility of ending up in a surgical fixation of the wrist, and the corresponding loss of mobility and function, if not addressed appropriately. […]
Nonunions and pseudoarthrosis of long bones in the lower limb
As in the upper limb, the non-union fractures or nonunions of long bones, that’s to say ‘non welded’ or poorly resolved, can lead to pseudoarthrosis. The pseudoarthrosis of tibia and femur -for instance- provokes mobility difficulties and pain in the patients, and may even lead to infections, culminating in aggravated conditions as osteomyelitis. Therefore, we are addressing, limiting conditions that may decisively restrict […]
Foot Web Free Flaps for Single-Stage Reconstruction of Hand Webs
Francisco del Piñal, MD, PhD, Melissa Klausmeyer, MD, Eduardo Moraleda, MD, Guillermo H. de Piero, MD, Jaime S. Rúas, MD, Maciej Klich, MD Journal of Hand Surgery American Edition Vol. 40, Issue 6, June 2015, Pages 1152-1160 – © 2015 by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand – All rights reserved. ABSTRACT (full text pdf. […]
Foot Web Free Flaps for Single-Stage Reconstruction of Hand Webs
Francisco del Piñal, MD, PhD, Melissa Klausmeyer, MD, Eduardo Moraleda, MD, Guillermo H. de Piero, MD, Jaime S. Rúas, MD, Maciej Klich, MD Journal of Hand Surgery American Edition Vol. 40, Issue 6, June 2015, Pages 1152-1160 – © 2015 by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand – All rights reserved. ABSTRACT (full text pdf. […]