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September 14, 2011 ·
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Man has severed thumb replaced with toe
By T.K. RandallSeptember 14, 2011 ·
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A man who lost his thumb in an accident has had his toe transplanted on to his hand in place of it.
James Byrne had been sawing some wood when he accidentally sawed through his thumb as well. Surgeons did all they could to re-attach it however despite their best efforts they could't get the blood in to it flowing again. To get around this, Byrne's big toe was instead attached to his hand as a replacement thumb.After an attempt to re-attach his damaged thumb failed, plastic surgeons at Frenchay Hospital transplanted his left big toe to his hand. Surgeon Umraz Khan said: "The loss of the toe is not as disabling as losing a thumb, so the loss outweighs the gain. "
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