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.
After proudly accepting the invitation of the Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center,
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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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If we were to condense in one sentence the essence of orthopedic pathologies, it may well be something like: “when an inch separates heaven and hell”.
Antonio Fernández, Santander, 44, crushing amputation to the wrist of his left hand, labor accident. “I’ll be able to drive, use cutlery… Dr. Del Piñal has given me my life back”.
Del Piñal ha realizado una reconstrucción no anatómica con el objetivo de ‘generar’ un mano izquierda funcional donde apenas quedaba un muñón,
