Testimonial: “I had neither mobility nor strength in the hands, now I put my tube, I eat, I shower and dress on my own and I can drive”
David, a young Cantabrian, 37 years old, with quadriplegia – C5 level injuries in the spinal cord – after a hit in the head trying to dive into: “I had neither mobility nor strength in my hands;
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).
The catastrophic hand (II). The physician perspective: ‘save what can be saved’, calm and collaboration
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.
The catastrophic hand (I). The patient experience: hopes, plans and microsurgery
Google translation:
The absence of armed conflicts and better labour security conditions have reduced the incidence oftraumatic hand injuries in Western countries.