Dr Piñal, guest of honor at the congress of the Taiwan Society for Surgery of the Hand
The meeting will take place this coming May at the Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Vascular microsurgery in ischemic hand due to repetitive traumatisms
Young patient, miner, diverse symptoms of bad vascularization in his hand like the bluish coloration of his fingers. The diagnosis points to an ischemic upper limb due to poor irrigation, caused by the progressive closure of the vessels due to repetitive microtraumas. ischemic hand The problem The continuous use of pneumatic machines that produce vibration can lead […]
Tendon transfer in case of nerve injury by hand crushing with muscle extrusion
Young male with a picture of nerve injuries from accidental hand crush, caught in a press and in a catastrophic situation. The limb has complete cuts at two levels in the wrist, which slice the nervous, musculotendinous and vascular systems. In turn, loss of muscle by extrusion is present. Tendon transfer The problem A context […]
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.
Arthritis and osteoarthritis in the hands: difference, treatment and surgery
Pain, deformity and limitations in function are the only common points of arthritis and osteoarthritis in the hands. Two pathologies with completely different clinical origins and approaches that sometimes lead to confusion for the undiagnosed or potential patients when analyzing symptoms, age of occurrence, etc. In this new entry of his videoblog, Dr. Piñal – […]
Dr. Piñal addresses treatment options for intra-articular radius fractures in Vienna
The Spanish surgeon participated as guest speaker at the 18th Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopedics and Traumatology
Dr. Piñal, honorary professor of The Philadelphia Hand Center (US)
The Spanish surgeon received this distinction during the XIXth edition of the annual symposium on hand surgery by this American medical institution
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 […]
Intense agenda for Dr. Piñal during the 13th IFSSH Congress in Buenos Aires
This meeting, considered the most important international event on hand surgery, gathered more than 1000 physicians from all over the world at the Argentine capital
Olympic medal for Israeli judoka Or Sasson, operated of a serious right wrist injury by Dr. Del Piñal
The twice European runner-up and continental open winner defeated the Cuban Alex Garcia in Rio in the bronze medal fight