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 […]
Transfer of gracilis muscle in case of loss of forearm muscles in accident
Young patient, 17-year-old man, wrenched flexor muscles of the forearm due to a severe trauma in traffic accident, with tendon injuries and nerve damage. Dr. Piñal designs a scheme for approaching the case through microsurgery, with a transfer of the gracilis muscle or internal rectus. The problem After his accident, the patient visits the clinic of […]
Transfer of gracilis muscle in case of loss of forearm muscles in accident
Young patient, 17-year-old man, wrenched flexor muscles of the forearm due to a severe trauma in traffic accident, with tendon injuries and nerve damage. Dr. Piñal designs a scheme for approaching the case through microsurgery, with a transfer of the gracilis muscle or internal rectus. The problem After his accident, the patient visits the clinic of […]
Dr. Piñal takes part in the 72nd annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand in San Francisco
The Spanish surgeon, one of the invited foreign speakers, addressed the latest techniques in reconstructive microsurgery and replantation.
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 […]
Severe Crush Injury to the Forearm and Hand. The Role of Microsurgery
Francisco del Piñal, MD, PhDa, Esteban Urrutia, MD, Maciej Klich, MD Clinics in Plastic Surgery Vol. 40, Issue 4, April, Pages 233-255 – © 2016 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ABSTRACT (full text pdf. below) Severe Crush Injury to the Forearm and Hand. The Role of Microsurgery Summary Crush injuries rate among the most feared injuries for […]
Tumor resection and functional restoration in hand and wrist
The patient, a young male, has a recurrent tumor in the area of the wrist likely to eventually become malignant after appearing for a third time. After the last diagnosis, an amputation is recommended due to disabling pains and the risk of metastasis. The problem The analysed picture presents characteristics that make malignancy and the appearance of a metastatic […]
Media: Dr. Piñal reconstructs the right hand of a patient who had lost his five fingers in an explosion
Marius Constantin, 28 years old (Zalla, Vizcaya, Spain), lost the five fingers of his right hand last New Year’s Eve due to the explosion of a high-powered firecracker, which left the limb with an effective amputation at the wrist level.
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 participates in the lecturer panel of a course on wrist disorders at the Mayo Clinic
This training is integrated into the program of the Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development