Antonio Fernández, Santander, 44, suffered the crushing amputation to the wrist of his left hand by an 80-ton press. Through the transferring of three toes -using a world pioneering technique- a functional structure was rebuilt on the scaphoids and radius from the stump.
Pedro M ª Martínez, Vitoria, 58, Mechanical fitter; suffered the amputation of his left hand thumb in a work accident while handling a press.
Del Piñal ha realizado una reconstrucción no anatómica con el objetivo de ‘generar’ un mano izquierda funcional donde apenas quedaba un muñón,
Functional recovery of the mutilated hand (pinch gripping function) by toe-to-hand transfer. The lower extremity (foot) remains perfectly operational despite acting as a donor zone.
The patient, a 20-month-old toddler, Vizcaya, suffered crushing amputation of the right thumb. A ‘great toe’ is transferred to the hand, while the index toe of the donor foot is surgically slightly shifted to prevent loss of stability.
Mahmoud, 22, Khaled, 25, Lybia, war traumas and amputations. “Those moments passed in slow motion. The 40,000 deaths hurt more than the hand”.
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