'Tears of joy': Woman's lost thumb replaced with second toe

ABC News (Australia) reported on Sunday that a plastic surgeon replaced a woman's lost thumb with her second toe. The patient was moved to tears of joy when she could wiggle the new thumb after surgery. Toe-to-thumb transfer is a reconstructive technique used when a thumb is lost.

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