LUCKNOW, Nov. 11 -- Doctors at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) have reconstructed the right thumb of a 19-year-old, by transferring his left great toe to his hand, restoring the possibility of functional use. According to SGPGI sources, the procedure was performed for the first time by the institute's plastic surgery department. The patient is recovering well, and the transferred toe has settled into its new position. The patient lost his right thumb in a road accident on March 17, 2026. At the SGPGIMS, the surgery was performed on September 30 under general anaesthesia, using a two-team approach. While one team prepared the thumb stump and identified the blood vessels, nerves and tendons around the right wrist, the other harvested a suitably trimmed great toe from his left foot. htc...