Healing Doctor

Chapter 354 Running Away

"The surgery is a little difficult," the system NPC said. "A long time ago, I was invited to participate in a consultation."

Ji Xiang knew the temperament of the system NPCs. Perhaps it was because old people were willing to talk about the past. Recalling things is one thing for young people, but for the elderly, it may be their most precious treasure.

"A national-level athlete ruptured his Achilles tendon and was never able to reach his former peak level. In competitive sports, the winner takes all, so the athlete began to drink heavily and also developed symptoms of depression."

"After all, I haven't been involved in orthopedic surgery, especially sports medicine surgery, for many years. The main procedures were performed by Zhou Congwen."

"What subject, teacher?" Ji Xiang asked.

"HZ-style surgery," the system NPC said calmly.

Ji Xiang was taken aback.

HZ-style surgery was a surgical procedure that Ji Xiang had never heard of before.

and!

Naming a surgical procedure after a surname signifies that the procedure has gained academic recognition and is being widely adopted.

Thinking of this, and recalling the cigarette the coach had handed him at the end during their heartfelt conversation, Ji Xiang's heart pounded.

"The surgery was quite difficult, and in the end it couldn't be widely adopted. I tried to reduce the difficulty of the surgery, but unfortunately..." The system NPC shook its head.

"Teacher, what happened next?"

Ji Xiang asked.

"And then," the system NPC said, "the surgery was successful, he underwent rehabilitation training, returned to the competition, corrected his bad habits, and then the athlete saw hope, eventually returning to his peak and even going further."

"!!!"

"The musculoskeletal system is all about smoothness. For example, in arthroscopic treatment of rotator cuff tears, why do knots sometimes collide?" the system NPC asked.

"Not smooth enough..."

Ji Xiang reluctantly continued speaking, following the instructions of the system NPC.

Using "silky smooth" to describe the effect of the surgery seemed a bit unreliable to Ji Xiang, but upon closer reflection, it was indeed true.

After rotator cuff surgery, there is always a knot in the suture, which is like having a small pebble in your shoe that is rubbing against your foot.

Because of the repeated friction caused by exercise, blisters may form on the soles of the feet, and subacromial osteolysis may occur in the rotator cuff area.

The same principle seems to be applicable to other joints such as the knee and ankle.

"That's about it. Come on, let's start with an open rotator cuff repair and acromion reconstruction. You can feel the smoothness, and then I'll teach you the HZ-style surgery."

……

……

Early the next morning.

Ji Xiang ran a half marathon with the silly roe deer.

The roe deer is in great shape; Ji Xiang carried it back for most of the second half of the first day's half marathon. But after nearly two months of acclimatization, the roe deer has become a sheepdog with exceptional endurance.

After returning home and having dinner, Ji Xiang rode his bicycle to the hospital.

Along the way, he recalled the surgery that the system NPC had taught him last night. When Ji Xiang saw the hospital gate, he felt that what he saw was different from what he had seen before.

Ji Xiang himself couldn't quite put his finger on what was different; perhaps it was because he had mastered a top-tier technique that he was experiencing changes he wasn't used to yet.

Upon arriving at the inpatient department and changing his clothes, Ji Xiang noticed that Deng Chaohong had arrived even earlier than him.

"Teacher Deng, why are you here so early today?" Ji Xiang asked.

"It's the same patient as yesterday." Deng Chaohong smiled. "The family contacted the capital and finally decided to invite an expert to perform the surgery."

"Why not stay in the capital?" Ji Xiang was taken aback.

He looked closely at Deng Chaohong and saw that Professor Deng Chaohong didn't seem particularly concerned or unhappy, which put him at ease.

Even being specifically called out by a patient for distrust, Deng Chaohong could tolerate it; he was quite a kind-hearted person. However, Deng Chaohong's expression was somewhat strange; it wasn't unhappiness, but rather a sense that he was hiding something.

"Hehe." Deng Chaohong chuckled, not explaining further to Ji Xiang.

Ji Xiang has been involved in clinical practice for some time and has met many different kinds of patients and their families, so he has a vague understanding of the situation.

There could be many reasons from the patient's family, but the most outrageous one was the mother who wanted to send her child away to high school, whom Meng Qingfei encountered in the emergency department.

For this mother, her child's future was more important. As for acute appendicitis, it was a minor ailment that could be temporarily ignored and perhaps managed with oral antibiotics.

It's hard to truly empathize if you don't try to see things from the other person's perspective.

"The expert who came is a senior from my doctoral studies," Deng Chaohong said, raising his hand to smooth his furrowed brows.

But the frown lines on his brows still remained, seemingly impossible to erase.

"Teacher Deng, you don't seem very happy?" Ji Xiang asked.

"My senior brother had a bad temper and was bullied a lot back then. Well, it wasn't really bullying, but he was in a bad mood. Once he was on stage, he was like a different person, and he would start cursing as soon as he opened his mouth. If it weren't for the concept of aseptic technique, he probably would have hit me."

"There really are people like that."

"Of course, there are quite a few doctors who have two personalities, one when they're on stage and one when they're off stage. The pressure during surgery is immense, and the second personality naturally emerges; this is quite normal," Deng Chaohong said.

"It's just one surgery, it doesn't matter, we just need to get through it."

Deng Chaohong nodded slightly. "Xiao Ji, go ask about the patient's medical history and then prepare for the surgery."

"When will that teacher be coming?"

"The day after tomorrow, time has been allocated for pre-operative preparation."

Lu Kai stood to the side, constantly forcing a smile. This was his first job as an "examination escort," but it didn't seem easy. After all, people's hearts are unpredictable, and who knows what the patient's family members are thinking? Lu Kai was somewhat troubled.

"Xiao Lu, this has nothing to do with you, don't worry about it," Deng Chaohong said. "If the patient's family wants to bring in an outside expert to perform the surgery, I will definitely cooperate fully."

The more Professor Deng Chaohong acted as if he didn't care, the more Lu Kai felt sorry for him.

Ji Xiang didn't chat much. He asked for the patient's room number and went to collect medical history in preparation for writing the medical record.

"Professor Deng, your senior brother is doing quite well now, isn't he?" Xu Leyu asked.

"He's quite good. He already has a considerable reputation in the capital and has unique insights into surgery in sports medicine," Deng Chaohong said. "When members of the national swimming team get injured, they mainly go to him for treatment."

"Wow, that's impressive!" Xu Leyu knew what Deng Chaohong meant by those words.

"The patient's family is quite capable; they actually managed to get him to come."

"But if he's really that good, he'll stay in the capital to perform the surgery," Xu Leyu said. "Your classmate is still going out of the capital; his skill level is probably just so-so."

Deng Chaohong smiled; he knew Xu Leyu was speaking up for him.

"He rarely leaves the capital, I don't know why this happened," Deng Chaohong said. "It could also be because of me?"

"Because of you?" Xu Leyu was taken aback.

"Sigh, he's petty," Deng Chaohong said helplessly. "We had a disagreement over something trivial when we were in school, so..."

Xu Leyu was taken aback.

(End of this chapter)