Dr Piñal, international keynote speaker at the congress of the Australian Hand Surgery Society
The Spanish surgeon will address the latest advances in arthroscopic surgery, treatment of nerve injuries or reconstructive microsurgery among other issues.
Dr. Piñal will address reflex sympathetic dystrophy or complex regional pain syndrome at the 75th edition of the congress of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Piñal will participate once again in this annual meeting as invited international speaker
Vascularized neurocutaneous flap in case of Dupuytren
Vascularized neurocutaneous free flaps in Dupuytren cases may be the best option when the affected hand bed is poor, the defect is long or there is a loss of concomitant tissue, variables typical of cases with previous surgery. This is the starting situation of the patient under analysis, a 53-year-old male with an advanced Dupuytren’s […]
From amputation to mobility: neurocutaneous flap transfer in Dupuytren’s contracture
The patient, a 70-year-old man, presents a picture of Dupuytren’s disease in the ring and little fingers of his left hand, which are contractured in flexion (Dupuytren’s contracture) causing a serious functional limitation.
Dr. Piñal participates as a lecturer in the teaching program of the Pulvertaft Hand Center, United Kingdom
The Spanish surgeon will address treatment and surgery in cases of catastrophic hand
Dr. Piñal, the first Spanish surgeon invited to give the keynote conference of the congress of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
This annual meeting will take place next January in the US state of Hawaii
The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) honors Dr Piñal for his medical career
The award acknowledges the contributions made by the Cantabrian surgeon in the fields of hand surgery and microsurgery.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery publishes Dr. Piñal’s work in reconstructive surgery for extreme thumb losses
The magazine of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons is the international benchmark in advances in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Extreme Thumb Losses: Reconstructive Strategies
Francisco del Piñal, M.D., Dr. Med. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 144(3):665-677, September 2019 – Copyright © 2019 American Society of Plastic Surgeons. ABSTRACT (full text pdf. below) Extreme Thumb Losses: Reconstructive Strategies Background Historically, complex amputations of the thumb have been managed in two stages and often require additional soft-tissue and tendon transfer for successful outcomes. This […]
Dr. Piñal, speaker at the congress of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery held in Bologna
The Palazzo della Cultura e dei Congressi of the Italian city of Bologna hosted last week the tenth congress of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (WSRM), under the motto ‘Ad augusta per angusta’ (‘Great achievements through narrow paths’). This meeting, the most important in the world in its discipline, was attended as a speaker […]