Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery publishes Dr. Piñal’s work in reconstructive surgery for extreme thumb losses
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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 […]
Toes to hand transplant in a case of accidental amputation with a mechanical saw
The patient, a 42-year-old male, suffers the amputation of three fingers of the left hand at different levels, in an accident with a mechanical saw that severely damages the index and middle fingers and, to a lesser extent, the ring finger. Dr. Piñal addresses the picture described by transplanting the two second toes to the […]
Media, A3 TV: Dr. Piñal transplants two toes to the hand of a boy who suffered the explosion of a fireworks rocket
Borja, a 13-year-old from Cantabria, lost three fingers of his right hand due to the explosion of a fireworks rocket. Dr Piñal and his team have managed to restore its functionality by transferring two toes of the patient’s feet. toe transplant
Dr Piñal participates in the international panel of speakers of the 42nd Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand
Francisco del Piñal was the only Spanish surgeon in the foreign teaching team of the meeting.
Thumb reconstruction by microsurgery after accidental amputation
The patient, male, suffers the amputation of his right hand’s thumb and a serious damage to the surrounding tissue and musculoskeletal structure. The impact, caused by an accident with a fan, requires the design of a microsurgical procedure by Dr Piñal. thumb reconstruction The problem The pre-operative scenario clearly shows the disabling consequences of […]
LA SEXTA TV (Spanish channel): testimonial of two Dr. Piñal’s patients which underwent reconstructive microsurgery
Weekend news show of LA SEXTA TV has collected the testimony of two of Dr Piñal’s patients which underwent reconstructive microsurgery procedures after suffering serious damage to their hands: a discharge from electric blinds and the amputation of fingers in a labour accident As detailed in the report by Abel Román and Javier Márquez, the […]
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
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 […]