Transplant is toe-tal success

A British dad-of-one has had his big toe attached to his hand after accidentally chopping his thumb off.

Transplant is toe-tal success

A British dad-of-one has had his big toe attached to his hand after accidentally chopping his thumb off.

James Byrne accidentally severed the digit while chopping a piece of wood last year and while doctors tried frantically to sew it back on, the blood in his thumb refused to start flowing again.

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