Silvia was diagnosed with Sudeck’s dystrophy or reflex sympathetic dystrophy following a hand fracture. “Thanks to Dr. Piñal, I have significantly improved the stiffness and retraction in the hand area.”

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Sudeck’s dystrophy, or complex regional pain syndrome presents as a very painful chronic osteomuscular pathology that particularly affects the upper limb. It causes joint stiffness, limited mobility, a burning sensation accompanied by skin hypersensitivity, intense inflammation (due to abnormal fluid accumulation in the tissues), redness, sweating, etc.

“Thanks to Dr. Piñal, I have significantly improved the stiffness and retraction in the hand area. Dr. Piñal discovered that all my problems originated from the elbow. I underwent surgery on the median nerve, and I have greatly improved the feeling of tension, especially enhancing my quality of life.”

This surgical procedure requires thorough preoperative analysis and extensive experience and technique to rule out, locate, and address the source of a problem that may have gone unnoticed by other surgeons.