Transplants of toes, a new way to retrieve the hand in any situation.

-in Taiwan, have already made more than 2,000 operations of this kind; in France are 500; and Spain, 300

– the most interventions are carried out by traumatic cases, such as accidents, although there is also a small percentage of cases caused by congenital diseases or tumors

-Traumatology XXI is a traumatologists who based his work on innovation and personalization in treatments, and thanks to the incorporation of doctor Francisco Javier García Bernal, now can also help patients with this type of problem

-Traumatology 21st has joined its portfolio of benefits a new technique to reconstruct dolls injured through a 2.7 mm in diameter, the wrist Arthroscopy Chamber

Bilbao, 2011-December advances in medicine improve every day the quality of life of patients, regardless of the circumstances they have faced. Amputations in hands are some of the most traumatic injuries that can reach to suffer today due to the consequences that implies personal, work and aesthetic level. But medicine has already found the way to correct any type of amputation, by serious to be.

So far, surgery allowed reintroduce amputees members themselves. But these reimplantes do not always work and there are occasions in which the members of the patient may not be used, by their poor condition or because they have lost. To resolve these cases, microsurgery allows transplanting tissues of the patient from one place to another, without having to resort to the prosthesis. And this is how arose the possibility of transplanting toes to the hand, a type of surgery to rebuild a hand drawing on the toes of the patient.

The transfer with microsurgery of toes on hand was born to rebuild the amputation of fingers, and to return to the patient the possibility of making a clip and basic movements of the hand. Over time it has increased experience and its applications, and currently carried out transplants toes on hand to correct a single finger amputations or parts of a finger. Thus it is possible to reconstruct complete fingers or add just the part that is missing, adapting the solution to the problem and reduce the trauma to the patient. In countries such as Taiwan, have already made more than 2,000 operations of this type; in France, more than 500; and in Spain, more than 300.

Traumatology XXI is a team of traumatologists who based his work on innovation and personalization in treatments, and thanks to the incorporation of doctor Francisco Javier García Bernal, specialist in hand, wrist and microsurgery, now it can also help patients with this type of problems. The majority of cases dealing with are traumatic, i.e., sequelae of accidents, but there is also a small percentage of cases caused by congenital diseases or tumors. Thanks to the transplantation of toes in the hand, these people can return to the world of work and lead a completely normal life.

Wrist through a camera

wrist Arthroscopy is one of the innovative techniques that Traumatology 21st team offers their patients, thanks to the incorporation of doctor Francisco Javier García Bernal. He is rebuild dolls injured through a camera, a technique that has marked a before and a later in the recovery of dolls. Allows to detect and fix the problem from the inside of the own articulation, which enables a more accurate diagnosis and therefore a perfect reconstruction of the wrist, and without leaving scars, which speeds up the process of rehabilitation.

The surgeon is introduced in the articulation of the wrist with a 2.7 mm camera through slight incisions an inch, and while watch the interior of the articulation on a monitor, operates the injury in a more precise way.

About Traumatology 21st

Innovation in methods, customization in treatments and the proximity with the patient are the hallmarks of Traumatology XXI. This team of doctors was born almost ten years ago with the aim of offering a personalized service and comprehensive assistance in the resolution of trauma and orthopedic problems. To this end, it has a young and highly qualified team led by Dr. Iñaki Mínguez.

Today, thanks to his background and experience, has become one of the teams of reference at national level in the specialties of Traumatology and rehabilitation, as are members of the number of interventions that practice. Each month, Traumatology 21st performs each month an average of 1,542 consultations and 55 operations.