Extensive interview with Dr. Piñal in the newspapers of Grupo Vocento on the occasion of his toe to hand transplant number 500
The paper media of Grupo Vocento (El Correo, Diario Montañés, Norte de Castilla, Ideal de Granada, La Verdad de Murcia, etc.) devoted an extensive interview to the Spanish surgeon Francisco Piñal last Wednesday. The main reason: his toe to hand transplant number 500, with a success rate of 99%.
Dr. Piñal, international guest speaker at the congresses of the American and Indian societies for hand surgery
The Spanish surgeon will discuss the latest advances in his areas of specialization in the cities of Boston (USA) and Coimbatore (India). Piñal The 73rd annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) will be held in the state capital of Massachusetts from September 13 to 15 at the Hynes Convention […]
Dr Piñal participates as honor guest at the XVth Congress of the Taiwan Society for Surgery of the Hand
In his central keynote, the Spanish surgeon addressed the transformation of hand surgery from its classical stage till present Dr Piñal
Spanish Public Television (TVE): Dr Piñal restores by microsurgery the hands of a patient which were trapped by electric blinds
Patient, young woman, domestic accident when her hands got trapped by electric blinds. After more than twelve hours in the operating room, Dr Piñal and his surgical unit managed to restore functionality of the patient’s upper limbs through a combination of reconstructive microsurgery techniques (following video with english subtitles). As reported in the story by Verónica […]
Tendon transfer in case of nerve injury by hand crushing with muscle extrusion
Young male with a picture of nerve injuries from accidental hand crush, caught in a press and in a catastrophic situation. The limb has complete cuts at two levels in the wrist, which slice the nervous, musculotendinous and vascular systems. In turn, loss of muscle by extrusion is present. Tendon transfer The problem A context […]
Dr. Piñal honoured for his medical career at the 55th Congress of the Italian Society for Surgery of the Hand
The Spanish surgeon gave the keynote speech of the meeting and took part in several technical sessions.
Anatomical reconstruction of hand after tumor resection in auricular finger
The patient, an elderly woman, has a recurrent tumor in the little finger usually solved by a partial resection. Dr. Piñal opts in this case for a pioneering technique of anatomical reconstruction of the affected limb. The problem The main feature of the analyzed clinical picture is the existence of a recurrent tumor (ie recurrent […]