Lucknow. Doctors at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) have achieved a major milestone in the medical field through complex microsurgery. The left big toe of a 19-year-old youth, who had lost the thumb of his right hand in a road accident, was successfully transplanted to his right hand. This type of surgery has been performed at the institute for the first time.
The youth was injured in a road accident on 17 March 2026. In the accident, his right thumb was severed and both bones of the hand were also fractured. Even after treatment at another hospital, he was unable to do normal work with his hand. He then reached SGPGI, where doctors, after examination and counselling of the family, decided to shorten the big toe and attach it to the hand.
In the operation, which lasted about 10 hours on 30 September, two teams of doctors worked simultaneously. The big toe was carefully separated from the foot along with blood vessels, tendons and nerves. It was then joined to the remaining bone of the hand, and the tiny blood vessels and nerves were reconstructed, allowing blood flow to be restored.
After the surgery, grip and strength have begun returning to the youth’s hand. The toes of his foot are also functioning normally. The youth has been discharged from the hospital and is able to walk without support. SGPGI Director Dr. RK Dhiman congratulated the team on the success and described it as an important step towards setting up a dedicated hand transplant unit at the institute.
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