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.
Ci-dessous vous pouvez lire une traduction de traducteur humain en anglais. Vous avez également accès à l’original espagnol en cliquant sur le drapeau dans le coin supérieur droit.
Google translation:
The absence of armed conflicts and better labour security conditions have reduced the incidence oftraumatic hand injuries in Western countries.
Mikel Herrera, Vitoria, 17, trainee, had eight fingers amputated in an accident during his professional internship. The intervention performed by Dr. Del Piñal and his surgery team allowed the replantation of seven of the severed fingers.
Oscar, Vitoria, lost all the right hand fingers in a labor accident. In his case, the replantation technique was combined with toe-to-hand transfer, since the severed thumb wasn’t recoverable.
Mikel Herrera, 17, Vitoria, amputation of eight fingers in accident during professional internship: “After the accident, I thought, what am gonna do without hands.
Oscar, Vitoria, complete amputation of the right hand fingers, work accident; “I do have limitations in my daily life, but it’s better. I had no fingers before”
Video: Microsurgical replantation after labor amputation: two success stories
