Dr Piñal describes a new pathology during the congress of the European Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH)
The Spanish surgeon explained the main characteristics of the irritative carpal tunnel syndrome.
Dr Piñal gives a keynote lecture at the congress of the Spanish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Under the title ‘More than microsurgery in the hand’ (‘Más que microcirugía en la mano’), Piñal underscored the surgical approach to the upper limb “as a whole”, on the basis of technical presentations and case studies from his long medical career. The conference of the Spanish surgeon and microsurgeon, given last Monday, was one of […]
Testimonial: «I was in terrible pain, but Dr. Piñal’s operation has revived me»
Mikaela Rebota (Pamplona), 70, is diagnosed with reflex sympathetic dystrophy or Sudeck’s atrophy after a radius fracture: «I was in terrible pain, but Dr. Piñal’s operation has revived me».
Testimonial: «After the intervention of Dr Piñal I’m coming back to my life again»
Eva Latorre (Tarragona), 40, presents a diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy or Sudeck’s atrophy after a carpal tunnel release intervention in her right hand: “after the intervention of Dr Piñal I’m coming back to my life again”.
Dr Piñal participates in Berlin at the Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand
The city of Berlin picked up the baton from Buenos Aires in hosting the Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) last week. Under the slogan ‘Building bridges – together hand in hand’, this 14th edition of the most important meeting on upper limb surgery on a global scale […]
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 […]
Dr. Piñal speaks at the 52nd edition of the Congress of the French Society for Hand Surgery
The Spanish surgeon was among the four foreign physicians invited by FSHS president, Dr. Christophe Mathoulinn
Nonunions and pseudoarthrosis of long bones in the upper limb
The poorly consolidated fractures or nonunions in the long bone joints of the the upper limb (shoulder girdle, arm, forearm and hand) result in pain and bone degeneration, if not addressed properly. These clinical pictures significantly affect everyday activity of the patient, leading to long-term sick leave in active people, to cite just one example of its potential […]