Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)/CRPS/SUDECK does not exist

Francisco del Piñal, M.D., Dr. Med. IFSSH Ezine Vol. 9 Issue 3 No. 35  pp. 22-32. Edited by International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand ((IFSSH) (August 2019) INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPHS (full text pdf. below) Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)/CRPS/SUDECK does not exist This essay was prompted by a letter from Professor Mennen, Editor of Ezine, […]

Vascularized neurocutaneous flap transplant in case of reflex sympathetic dystrophy

Patient, 8 years old, suffers a partial amputation of the left thumb in accident. She attends the clinic of Piñal y Asociados 12 weeks after the trauma with a diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy or Sudeck’s atrophy. The problem Before being treated by the Spanish surgeon and his surgical unit, an attempt is made for […]

Dr. Piñal participates as guest speaker at the Big Hand Event 2019 in Utrecht

The Spanish surgeon took part in the sessions devoted to reflex sympathetic dystrophy and toe to hand transplantation Dr. Piñal was part of the list of foreign speakers of the Big Hand Event 2019 (BHE 2019), an annual meeting that addresses hand pathologies in a multidisciplinary way and which was hosted at the Jaarbeurs Convention Center, in the Dutch […]

Diagnosis reassessment and surgery: healing of a patient with Sudeck’s atrophy

Diana Feijoo, 40, was operated on the wrist last September. Since then she has developed a picture of severe pain, diagnosed as reflex sympathetic dystrophy or Sudeck’s atrophy. The patient, in turn, is polymedicated to try to mitigate symptoms that also include serious mobility difficulties in her left hand, disabling in the personal and work […]