Healing Doctor

Chapter 632 The Achilles Tendon Blessed by the Archangel

the next day.

"Xiao Ji, is it really Neymar? Really?" Zhao Zhe rubbed his hands together frantically, his face flushed red, with an unhealthy hue.

"Brother Zhao, why are you still chasing after celebrities?" Ji Xiang asked with a smile.

"After watching the games for a long time, you always start to have some thoughts in your mind. To me, these are people from heaven," Zhao Zhe said.

"Neymar plays well. I didn't like Haaland or Mbappe back then, I only liked Neymar and hoped that he could lead the team to win a World Cup."

"It's a pity he doesn't have much of a leadership quality. He's never in good form when he's at the World Cup. After all these years of wasting time, he should have retired by now. Why is he in such a hurry? He just shows up whenever he wants, and he doesn't even refuse to be filmed by the TV crew."

"This...is hard for me to believe."

Ji Xiang held a pen in his hand and lightly tapped it on the paper, making a thumping sound.

"Does it matter?" The system NPC's words echoed in my ears.

Ji Xiang's lips curled up slightly.

Of course it's important!

"The Achilles tendon is not rich in nerves and blood supply; the blood vessels are all located on the aponeurosis. Once it is injured, many blood vessels that should not appear will slowly proliferate, and these blood vessels will grow into the Achilles tendon, resulting in hyperplasia and abnormal thickening."

"Therefore, the earlier the surgery is performed, the better. The earlier, the greater the chance of recovery."

Hearing Ji Xiang's explanation, Zhao Zhe murmured, "As long as it doesn't interfere with next year's World Cup, that's good."

"Dr. Ji Xiang." Lin Jiuze's voice came, startling Zhao Zhe.

Lin Jiu has been by Ji Xiang's side recently, but he can't seem to notice him. Every time Ji Xiang speaks, it sounds like he's being haunted.

"Dr. Lin, what are your opinions on Neymar's surgery?" Ji Xiang asked.

"It seems like Achilles tendon surgery is performed in the same way all over the world. What are you planning to do?" Lin Jiu asked.

He stated a fact in a calm tone, but to Lu Gang it sounded like sarcasm.

Lu Gang raised his hand to brush the only strand of hair back up, but forgot what he was going to say, and forgot who he was going to say it to.

"That's right, Dr. Lin," Ji Xiang said. "I believe you've seen patients with Achilles tendon injuries. Because the Achilles tendon lacks blood vessels and nerves, when it ruptures, there will only be slight swelling and pain, or even no abnormalities."

Inexperienced people might mistake it for a sprained ankle. By the time they realize it, the abnormally proliferating blood vessels will have extended into the Achilles tendon, causing uneven stress on the tendon.

The same applies to surgery; every stitch can potentially cause instability in the Achilles tendon.

"So what are you planning to do?" Lin Jiu asked.

"Do it normally."

"..."

"When dissecting abnormally proliferating blood vessels, pay attention to finding gaps in the lower part of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscle bellies during suturing. The less damage, the less connective tissue hyperplasia after surgery, and the stronger the stability."

Lin Jiu remained silent, instead focusing on recalling everything Ji Xiang had said.

Ji Xiang's explanation was very simple, but precisely because it was simple, it was extremely complex, and much of the content required guesswork.

"Xiao Ji, can I ask Neymar for an autographed jersey? Would it be rude of me to say that? But if I don't ask, will I regret it for the rest of my life? Ugh, I'm so conflicted, Xiao Ji." Zhao Zhe started rambling on.

"I think it's possible. I think Neymar would be happy that his doctor is a fan. What do you think, Zhao?"

Zhao Zhe's hands were red from rubbing them, and even trembling slightly.

Lu Gang looked at Zhao Zhe with disdain and said contemptuously, "Useless."

Zhao Zhe just chuckled, seemingly immersed in the excitement of performing surgery on his idol and the joy of owning a Neymar-signed jersey, completely oblivious to Lu Gang's sarcasm.

……

……

"My dear Jones, I need to consult you on some issues." Lin Jiu then left the office and dialed a sports medicine specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital.

"Lin, damn it, even my dog ​​is snoring away, and you woke me up. If you don't have anything important to say, I'll definitely…"

"Jones, how is surgery performed for a ruptured Achilles tendon?" Lin Jiu ignored Dr. Jones's complaints and asked directly.

"Suturing," Dr. Jones said, clearly annoyed. "If that's all there is to it, it's not enough. I need an explanation."

"What about post-operative recovery?"

"It's difficult," Jones said dismissively. "You don't know that, do you?"

"I know," Lin Jiu said, "but I met a doctor here who said..."

Lin Jiu then repeated Ji Xiang's words verbatim.

"That's impossible!" Dr. Jones said bluntly.

"I remember more than a decade ago, when Waddell Stephen Curry was still young, he was known as the glass man, and he often injured his ankles and Achilles tendons."

"My God, of course! I participated in the consultation back then, and his Achilles tendon was like a torn rope."

"Later, Waddell Stephen Curry made a full recovery with only minor surgery. After the surgery, he was jumping around on the court and never suffered a major injury again."

"I have no idea."

Dr. Jones seemed to have lost his morning grumpiness, he sighed and said.

"You don't know? Weren't you there during the consultation?"

"Dear Lin, Curry's Achilles tendon has been blessed by the Archangel."

"Jones, I want to hear the truth."

"That year, a doctor offered a consultation opinion. As you know, there is abnormal proliferation after an Achilles tendon injury. The proliferating tissue causes uneven stress on the local area, just like the foundation being shaken. He suggested a hybrid surgery to remove all the abnormally proliferating blood vessels, leaving only the small number of blood vessels that were originally there."

Lin Jiu raised an eyebrow; Jones's statement was exactly the same as what Ji Xiang had just told him!

The capillaries were almost invisible on angiography, and Lin Jiu, who considered himself an expert in interventional surgery, couldn't imagine what would happen during the procedure.

"Knowing that Curry frequently injures his Achilles tendon and ankle, I didn't think he would succeed. But the surgery was minor, and Curry's medical team decided to have an Achilles tendon transplant. Doing a test before the surgery didn't seem like a big deal."

"And then it succeeded?"

"It seems so. Now that Curry is about to retire, I really can't think of any reason why the surgery failed."

"How was the surgery performed?"

"I...don't know," Dr. Jones said helplessly.

"You didn't know that!" Lin Jiu asked in surprise.

"Nobody believed the doctor would succeed..."

"Didn't you ask?"

"He came for an academic exchange, and he seems to be a cardiac surgeon," Jones said. "It's hard to believe that he actually managed to complete the surgery successfully. After Curry's surgery was confirmed to be successful, sports medicine experts went to talk to him, but they didn't get much out of it."

Why?

"All the experts who understand the procedure say that it's simply impossible."

(End of this chapter)