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 […]
Dr Piñal gives a keynote speech at the 53rd edition of the congress of the Spanish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SECPRE)
The Spanish surgeon will discuss the latest advances in hand and wrist surgery Dr Piñal
Dr. Piñal participates in the US in the teaching panel of the triennial course on advances in wrist surgery of the Mayo Clinic
Under the title ‘Controversies in wrist surgery 2019’, the meeting counts on the collaboration of the European Wrist Arthroscopy Society (EWAS).
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%.
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 […]
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 […]
TVE news echo the success in surgery of fracture of fingers of Dr. del Piñal
The cannulated screw insertion technique dramatically shortens recovery times for the patient.