Australian man's thumb surgically replaced by toe

London: An Australian cattle worker whose thumb was severed by a bull has had his toe surgically transplanted in its position, reports BBC.

Zac Mitchell, 20, was injured in April while working on a remote farming property in Western Australia.

"A bull kicked my hand into the fence," Mitchell said of the incident.

He underwent two unsuccessful operations to reattach his thumb before doctors opted to relocate his big toe in surgery lasting eight hours.

Mitchell said fellow workers had attempted to preserve his thumb immediately after the accident.

"They put it in the esky [cooler] with some ice," he told the BBC.

Mitchell was flown to hospital in the state capital of Perth, but efforts to save his thumb ultimately failed.

 

Australian mans thumb surgically replaced by toe

London: An Australian cattle worker whose thumb was severed by a bull has had his toe surgically transplanted in its position, reports BBC. Zac Mitchell, 20, was injured in April while working on a remote farming property in Western Australia. A bull kicked my hand into the fence, Mitchell said of the incident. He underwent two unsuccessful operations to reattach his thumb before doctors opted to relocate his big toe in surgery lasting eight hours. Mitchell said fellow workers had attempted to preserve his thumb immediately after the accident. They put it in the esky [cooler] with some ice, he told the BBC. Mitchell was flown to hospital in the state capital of Perth, but efforts to save his thumb ultimately failed.