Las fracturas de radio o fracturas de Colles se producen de forma muy común, y –por desgracia- en demasiadas ocasiones son abordadas incorrectamente. De forma tradicional se han considerado lesiones de muñeca de buen pronóstico, lo que genera excesos de confianza que desembocan en diagnosis y tratamientos inadecuados.
Waking up with a strong tingling in the hands,
The Spanish surgeon Francisco del Piñal has been one of the keynote speakers at the Spring Scientific Meeting of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand,
In ‘The catastrophic hand (I). The patient experience: hopes, plans and microsurgery’, we talk with Dr. Del Piñal on the characteristics and surgical and psychological challenges posed by transforming a catastrophic hand in one acceptable.
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The absence of armed conflicts and better labour security conditions have reduced the incidence oftraumatic hand injuries in Western countries.
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Wrist fractures are part of our own vital activity. For children and youth, these are high-energy fractures, ie, the trauma caused by traffic accidents,
Arthroscopic surgical solution for radius or Colles fracture (wrist). This procedure improves the diagnosis and treatment of wrist fractures, by means of a better control of the articular surface and the cartilage status.
Antonio Fernández, Santander, 44, suffered the crushing amputation to the wrist of his left hand by an 80-ton press. Through the transferring of three toes -using a world pioneering technique- a functional structure was rebuilt on the scaphoids and radius from the stump.
Pedro M ª Martínez, Vitoria, 58, Mechanical fitter; suffered the amputation of his left hand thumb in a work accident while handling a press.
