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Testimonial from a patient with Sudeck’s disease: ‘I lost the use of my hands… and regained it after surgery.’
Functional recovery after specialised surgical treatment
Alfonso, a doctor by profession, was diagnosed with Sudeck’s disease, now known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).
The ordeal of Luna, a girl with Sudeck’s disease: ‘I couldn’t sleep because of the pain caused by the sheets rubbing against me.’ Telecinco News
• Luna is an eight-year-old girl who suffered from this painful syndrome, which appears after a fracture, surgery or immobilisation
• Dr Francisco Piñal performed surgery on the little girl to unblock the nerves that were causing her so much pain
Experts define Sudeck’s disease as ‘a neurovegetative disorder that arises from an erroneous reaction of our body to a fracture,
Pioneering operation against Sudeck’s atrophy, a chronic disease: ‘With that pain, it was better not to live.’
Every year, 15,000 cases of Sudeck’s atrophy are diagnosed, a chronic and very painful disease that affects the extremities, especially the hands.
Carla had been suffering from unbearable pain in her hand for 14 years.
El Dr. Piñal destaca en Washington durante el Congreso Trienal 2025 IFSSH e IFSHT
During his presentation, he addressed key topics such as complex regional pain syndrome (Sudeck’s atrophy or CRPS) and the arthroscopic treatment of radial fractures,
Dr. Piñal addresses Sudeck’s disease at the SECMA – BSSH Mallorca Hand 2025 Congress
Patient testimony: Sudeck’s syndrome elimination “Emotionally I was terrible. It was very difficult to lead a normal life”.
Elizabeth, tells us how 7 years ago, she rode a scooter that had been given to her son, with the bad luck that she fell and fractured her right wrist.
Patient testimony: Sudeck’s syndrome elimination ‘As she said, it has been 12 years of purgatory’.
Rosario had been suffering from Sudeck’s syndrome or complex regional pain syndrome for 12 years. She and her father, Manuel, tell us what they had to go through.
Dr. Piñal shares his experience on thumb reconstruction at the 62nd Italian Congress of Hand Surgery
During his speech, Dr. Piñal addressed the innovative techniques of thumb reconstruction, one of the most complex and relevant areas in reconstructive surgery of the upper extremities.
