Surgery Godfather

Chapter 330 -0314: Thanos

The Sports Medicine Center has been established, and the Orthopedics Department no longer primarily focuses on sports medicine.

A large number of patients with sports injuries have been diverted to the Sports Medicine Center, significantly reducing the pressure on the Orthopedics Department.

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Yang Ping often takes everyone to the Rehabilitation Department to see patients. He regularly visits his surgery patients in the Rehabilitation Department.

Orthopedics and Rehabilitation are sibling departments. Many Orthopedics patients, after being discharged from surgery, do not go home but instead go to the Rehabilitation Department for either outpatient visits or hospitalization, to undertake rehabilitation training.

Even for a minor finger tendon rupture, good postoperative hand function recovery requires scientifically active rehabilitation training.

In the past, after surgery for a hand tendon rupture, a plaster cast was applied. After three weeks, the cast was removed. The tendon adhesion and finger stiffness required a long period of time for rehabilitation. The final function recovery was often not satisfactory.

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Now, after surgery, a specially made splint is worn. Hand rehabilitation training begins within 24 hours post-operation, which leads to a very good hand function recovery.

Of course, there is a risk of tendon re-rupture during functional exercise, but since the probability is quite low, we cannot avoid therapy because of potential risk.

The patient with the surgery performed by Yang Ping at the academic conference recovered very well. After the successful re-implantation, the scar on the previously defaced half of the face isn’t very noticeable, avoiding the need for cosmetic plastic surgery.

The severed left upper limb successfully survived. The nerve was broken from the position of the brachial plexus in the shoulder, where the position was too high. Future nerve function recovery will be poor and the left upper limb functional reconstruction will have to be performed in a second phase. This is a very challenging operation.

Whether it is central nervous system spinal cord injury or peripheral nerve injury, medical science has not yet overcome these challenges. All current research has not made substantial progress. Some teams are conducting research on stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury, but the progress is stagnant.

The much-touted stem cell therapy is like the graphene batteries that are constantly shouted about on the internet. There are daily announcements of breakthroughs, but actually, there is no substantial progress.

The patient with a body bent like a knife wasn’t operated on by Yang Ping, but Yang Ping saw him undergoing rehabilitation training.

The break happened between the 3rd and 4th lumbar vertebrae. At this location, it is not the tofu-like spinal cord that is contained in the spinal canal, but the horse-tail nerves, which, like a bunch of wires, have far greater damage resistance than the spinal cord.

So this patient was very fortunate. Through rehabilitation training, he has recovered his normal walking capacity. If the bent area was on the higher plane of the 1st lumbar vertebrae, the outcome wouldn’t have been so perfect. He would have definitely ended up with a lifelong disability.

Everyone still vividly remembers the scene. This patient’s body was bent into a horrifying sight. Even his bladder was squeezed and ruptured. The urological surgery department also performed bladder repair surgery.

These patients were all pulled back from the ghost gate. Seeing them talking and laughing, standing alive in front of them, Yang Ping is particularly pleased. This is the greatest sense of accomplishment for a doctor.

Upon returning from the Rehabilitation Department, Director Han was holding a teacup, sitting in the doctor’s office. Old Han usually comes to the Orthopedics Department and generally sits in the Director’s office. It is rare for him to drink tea in the doctor’s office.

“Xiao Yang, the hospital is planning to recruit a batch of new people. Think about it, do you need manpower? Make a list of talent requirements for me.” Old Han was leisurely and content.

Currently, the Orthopedics Department’s medical team has only one treatment team configuration. Yang Ping also wanted to introduce a few doctors, but his personnel requirements are rather high. He does not require them to have the ability of Song Zimo, but they need to be able to handle things independently.

A while ago, Director Han mentioned that a female doctoral student from Beijing Medical University wanted to join, but she has not yet arrived. Yang Ping assumes that Director Han has forgotten about this or maybe she has already gone abroad or chosen another hospital.

The range of options for the eight-year doctoral program at Beijing Medical University is still quite wide. Some excellent students may choose to practice medicine abroad.

“Let me think. If suitable ones are available, I want to introduce one or two.” Yang Ping was not certain at the moment.

Director Han seemed somewhat absent-minded. It seems that he came here for other matters, and just casually mentioned staffing requirements for the department.

Ah, the doctoral examination results can be queried now. English, professional foundation, and professional courses can all be checked.

Could it be for this matter?

The tea of Old Han is almost finished. More should be added. He wanted to say something but hesitated: “Xiao Yang —”

“Did Old Han come to inquire about the doctoral results? The results can be checked now.”

Song Zimo, clever as always, whispered in his ear.

“Whether it’s a mule or a horse, it needs to be brought out and shown. I heard that waiting has been going on for quite a while.”

Song Zimo encouraged Yang Ping. This is a hurdle that must be passed. Even if the exam goes badly, you have to face it.

“Well, let me check!”

Yang Ping took out his phone, and Song Zimo waited to see the results.

As expected, he put in too much effort. He scored 96 in English, 97 in the professional foundation, and 98 in the professional course, summing up to a total of 291 points.

Presumably, he lost points in the English composition, and some controversial topics were marked down. In the professional foundation and professional courses, certainly, the marking down came down to incorrect or controversial questions.

Because some medical knowledge changes with development, occasional errors or controversies may arise in the standard answers of some questions, this is not an impossibility.

“How many points?”

Song Zimo couldn’t believe his own eyes, he grabbed the cell phone to check again.

96, 97, 98, the scores were so conspicuous, and cell phone inquiries wouldn’t lie.

“What? Checking your scores? How many points?” Old Han asked knowingly.

Yang Ping shook his head: “Did I go a bit overboard with the exam?”

“Ah, it doesn’t matter!” Old Han was a bit disappointed.

“How many points?” Zhang Lin and Little Five were also eager to know.

Yang Ping still shook his head: “Scores don’t necessarily represent real abilities. Everyone should not worry about them.”

“Will you just say it?”

Fatty leaned in to take a look, everyone was waiting.

Song Zimo took a deep breath, holding Yang Ping’s phone: “English 96 points, professional basics 97 points, professional subject 98 points—”

Dizziness, like a bolt of lightning splitting the roof, didn’t he hear it wrong?

How could there be such scores? There was never such a high score in history, no one believed it, so Song Zimo showed them the scores on the cell phone, one by one.

Old Han thought Yang Ping had bombed the exam and joined Song Zimo in making a joke to lighten up the mood, as a sort of self-deprecating humor.

But, the scores shown on the cell phone were indeed that high. How could they be wrong?

You bastard, I thought you bombed it, but now you’ve come up with such earth-shattering scores. Clearly, I seriously underestimated you, Old Han thought as his cognition got massively rectified once again.

The hand he used to hold the cup was a bit unsteady due to happiness, excitement, surprise, and shock!

“That—tonight, I’m treating, you guys choose the place, don’t save me money, go all out.” Old Han said enthusiastically like a young man.

“Dr. Yang!” Song Zimo immediately extended both hands for a handshake.

Now, he was really Dr. Yang. When he used to go to the affiliated hospital, everyone thought Yang Ping was Old Han’s doctoral student, and they would call him Dr. Yang, making Yang Ping feel a bit uncertain.

“I’m telling you senior brother, if you continue to call Dr. Yang, who else would dare to be called a doctor? I wouldn’t dare to, from now on nobody can call me Dr. Song. From now on in this department, “doctor” is only for senior brother.” Song Zimo announced in the department.

By making this proclamation, Song Zimo standardized the way to address Yang Ping. People called him all sorts of things before, Doctor Yang, Teacher Yang, Professor Yang, but from now on, it’s only Dr. Yang.

“From today onwards, we standardize the address, Dr. Yang, shortened to Doctor.” Song Zimo reiterated.

“Dr. Yang!”

“Dr. Yang!”

“Dr. Yang!”

“It sounds weird!”

“You’ll get used to it if you hear it more often.”

A score of 291 points exploded first in the WeChat group of graduate students, standardized training students and interns, then it quickly spread throughout the entire hospital. A score of 291, instantly killing all previously known academic overachievers.

“Damn, am I mistaken, which overachiever is this, I need to pay a visit when available.”

“It’s Yang Ping from Orthopedics!”

“This is not an overachiever, this is a destroyer!”

“Are you sure this is not an April Fool’s joke?”

“Oh woe is me, I just checked my scores, thought I had become an overachiever for once, but now I realize I’m just a shower genius.”

The WeChat group of Ph.D. candidates in Sanbo Hospital started to flood with various messages.

Yang Ping knew that overdoing it, scoring such high marks, would cause quite a commotion, and moreover, this commotion in the hospital would last for some time.

This was something Yang Ping really didn’t want to see. As a person accustomed to keeping a low profile, he didn’t want to always be in the limelight.