Surgery Godfather

Chapter 154: Chapter 0148 What Relationship

Su Nanchen led the way for Yang Ping, guiding him to his standing spot.

He took the microphone from Dr. He, tested it a few times, and then said, “Here’s a little secret for you all. Dr. Yang is the creator of five-section replantation at Sanbo Hospital!”

At such a gathering, introductions don’t need to be long. A single weighty statement is enough. No one knows who Dr. Yang is, yet everyone is aware of the five-section replantation.

Immediately, the meeting room was filled with whispers and conversations, asserting, “I knew it! The person Su Nanchen invited must have a significant background. So, he was behind the five-section replantation.”

A few months ago at the National Orthopedic Trauma Network Conference, everyone had learned about the famous five-section replantation. Most doctors from the affiliated hospital were attending this live-streamed conference right here in this meeting room.

Everyone speculated about who could be the Chief Surgeon? Could it be Hong Zhigang from Mo Sixth, or Wen Rentao? All guesses were eventually debunked. The organizer, Magic City Sixth Hospital, didn’t disclose either the hospital involved or the surgeon responsible for the operation. The video only showed the surgical field under the microscope, lacking any clues. Since all their guesses turned out false, the matter was dropped altogether.

It was only later, through the news, that they discovered that it was a case from Sanbo Hospital. They then recalled the little-known Sanbo Hospital in G City.

In G City, no other hospital was of significant importance to the doctors of the Affiliated Number One Hospital. Those who could remember Sanbo were either older doctors familiar with Han Jiangong, or the younger generation impressed by the five-section replantation.

Han Jiangong had gained most of his reputation during his tenure at Magic City Sixth Hospital. Every orthopedic doctor of his generation knew his name. After moving to Sanbo, however, he gradually faded from the public view.

Compared to Magic City Sixth Hospital, Sanbo’s platform was too small to support a nationally renowned expert. Traditions of the Chinese medical community rarely change, and seeing anyone outside top-tier hospitals hold the chairmanship of any professional field is rare.

Never! Truly never!

A doctor from a non-first-tier hospital, however gifted they might be, would face much difficulty achieving extraordinary success. To achieve anything noteworthy, one can only aspire upward. Why?

Clinical work requires cases, and research requires funding; both need broad platforms for support. Without cases or funds, how can anyone proceed?

The five-section replantation was a brilliant surgical masterpiece and a pinnacle achievement in the field of finger replantation. Especially for the young graduate students who were re-experiencing the exciting moment when the replantation was completed, and emergency reconstruction was performed after it. Their idol was now standing on the podium.

As if under a spotlight, all eyes were on him, and the atmosphere in the conference hall was heated by the intense scrutiny.

Yang Ping stood quietly on the podium, confident and calm, facing the vigorous examination!

“Dr. Yang’s expertise in sports medicine is just as profound as his work in finger replantation. We are fortunate to have him consult on the challenging case of tendon laxity in our orthopedics department. Now let’s hear if Dr. Yang has any unique insights?” Su Nanchen’s voice was loud and clear as he handed the microphone to Yang Ping before taking a step back.

What is the big boss up to, pushing this young man forward in this situation? Is this a prelude to headhunting him?

A few of the department heads were promoted by Su Qingyun, and the more astute among them had already started pondering the reasons behind this move.

Professor Zou was one of the most astute. He contemplated the implications of Professor Su’s actions. Anyone who holds a high position is a crafty individual, able to understand the situation and discern other’s intentions. While others saw a seed, he saw what kind of fruit it could bear.

What’s this guy’s relationship with the big boss? No matter what, there’s more to this than meets the eye. He’s from Sanbo Hospital? Could it be—?

If that’s the case, the big boss’s intentions are clear. He probably wants to bring this young man to Number One Affiliated, but considering his position as the dean, he’s concerned about rumors of favoritism. Is this a way to subtly hint at his plans to everyone?

If so, he should seriously assess the situation. If things turn out as he guesses, he should take the lead in this matter. If the big boss can’t come forward, then it’s up to him to make things happen and fulfill the boss’s wishes.

Yang Ping took the microphone: “Thank you all for giving me this opportunity to learn from the teachers and colleagues of Number One Affiliated Hospital. The reason this patient’s case has been brought for discussion is due to the technical requirement to shorten the Achilles tendon involves severing it. This will result in side effects, lowering the strength and endurance of the tendon, which is not desirable for a long-distance runner. I believe this issue is one of the reasons we are discussing this case.”

The graduate students who had followed him on rounds were especially attentive. They kept making notes, cross-referencing their notes with each other for fear that a misunderstanding might arise from a possible error.

Students, indeed the most hardworking yet most hopeful among us. These folks had arrived late because they had been waiting to watch Dr. Yang with the patients. One of them was standing while making notes. His white gown’s collar was worn out from his dedicated work.

Everyone was waiting for Dr. Yang to share his opinion. After a brief pause, he went on: “Actually, we can shorten the Achilles tendon without severing it.”

“Not sever the tendon? How to shorten it?” As soon as he spoke, everyone was left with a mental question mark.

The whole room erupted in whispers, with some professors starting to feel that he was boastful and innovative for the sake of being different; a few others, very careful and rigorous, made no conclusions before they finished listening to him.

“We don’t need to cut the Achilles tendon, but to reposition the Achilles anchor point and the surrounding bone tissue to shorten the tendon. We can call this method the Achilles tendon anchor point depression or sinking procedure. In this procedure, the tendon fibers are not damaged, and ultimately it’s a bone-to-bone healing, like a fracture, which is much simpler,” Yang Ping said confidently.

He had performed this operation, designed by himself in the system space, more than a hundred times and was very skilled at it. His comparison of the postoperative tendon tension with the healthy side could be perfectly matched.

Su Qingyun smiled slightly. Except for the consultation at Sanbo, this was the second time he had seen Yang Ping. There had been no preliminary contact between them for this consultation.

He had observed Yang Ping’s calm demeanor just now and guessed that he must have some unique insights. It turned out to be another highly imaginative suggestion.

Imagination is the most precious thing, the source of innovation. Without it, we can only parrot others and follow suit.

A lot of our doctors perform surgery better than doctors in Europe and America, thanks to our population advantage. However, our gap in innovation capabilities is too wide. We can only follow, and at best, imitate and improve.

Yang Ping’s proposal stirred up quite a fuss. These professors, doctors, and masters were all people with active minds. The education and training they received did not even mention this kind of procedure, let alone discuss it. It was unheard of to shorten the Achilles tendon without cutting it and using the depression procedure.

However, when Yang Ping mentioned this procedure, everyone began to ponder its related knowledge, like a new machine. Although not invented by themselves, they could understand the principle while looking at the existing machine.

The main advantage of this surgery over cutting and shortening the Achilles tendon is that it does not damage the tendon. It’s a genius idea that sidesteps everyone’s main concern. But the difficulty of the surgery increases a lot.

Chen Ge raised his hand, stood up, took the microphone handed over by Dr. He, and asked, “Dr. Yang, which sports medicine center in a foreign country uses this procedure? It seems that I haven’t seen any reports.”

A bold and innovative procedure like this couldn’t possibly have been his own idea. It must have been something he had seen at a sports medicine center abroad, which had not yet been reported. He was merely showing off.

There had been such instances. One professor had studied abroad and found an excellent monograph that had not been introduced into our country. He secretly translated it, published the translation as if it were his own book, and it sold quite well. Everything was fine until someone found out that the two books looked the same, down to the diagrams, text, and even the layout. It was disgustingly unethical.

However, the plagiarists got away with it and the book even became famous. The chaos in academia was caused by such people.

Yang Ping said somewhat shamefacedly, “It’s just a little thought of mine.”

This operation is so impressive, you came up with it yourself? Who would believe that?

“Then, Dr. Yang, how many cases have you done it? Have you done any statistical comparisons? Have you published any papers?” Chen Ge continued to question.

Director Zou looked visibly annoyed at the young and impetuous Chen Ge, shaking his head internally. This kind of person was just as good as a fool, with no future prospects. Guan Sheng should have guided him a bit.

“Not yet, because I have not encountered any gold medal athletes. With ordinary patients, the demand is not so high. There’s no need to complicate it.”Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Yang Ping was calm and relaxed, but inside he felt some disdain for this man. If they hadn’t done a procedure before, they didn’t dare to, and only dared to do what Europeans and Americans had done. So they were treading water, always following behind others.

“Dr. Yang, since there are no similar operations abroad for reference, and you haven’t done it yourself, I’m afraid this operation is a bit of an armchair strategy.” Chen Ge was a little aggressive, desperate to win. He wanted to compete over everything, no matter whether it made sense or not or what the consequences were. He was exactly the kind of stickler for technicalities.

Yang Ping felt disgusted with this type of person but remained composed: “It’s not necessary to wait for a foreign report of a similar surgery before we do it. This operation has a sound theoretical foundation. First of all, the healing of the tendon is best with bone-to-bone healing. Secondly, this method avoids iatrogenic damage to the tendon. Both methods achieve shortening, so why not choose the better one?”

“I completely agree with Dr. Yang. Why should we wait for the Americans, Europeans, and Japanese to do it before we can? We learn from them because they are advanced, not because we lack confidence.”

Professor Zou seized the opportunity. This flattery left no traces; he hadn’t praised Yang Ping, he was just talking about scientific research confidence, so there was nothing wrong.

He awaited Su Qingyun’s reaction.