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Chapter 242 The Little Dark Horse Who Picked Up a Bargain (Please Subscribe)

Time flew by and it was exactly 8:30.

This competition will last for half an hour, followed by individual practice sessions.

Professor An Luming was probably a little tired at this moment, as there were many dark lines on his forehead: "The competition has finally reached the last round, which we have been looking forward to for a long time. Let's not waste any more words."

"Let's begin the competition. This final round will follow the same rules as before. Now, let's invite Professor Zhong Wenyuan from Tongji Hospital to demonstrate osteotomy."

"Professor Zhong will surely not disappoint us, will he?" An Luming handed the stage over to Zhong Wenyuan.

"Professor An, I will do my best. Please give me your guidance." Zhong Wenyuan still maintained great respect for the professor. After bowing slightly and clasping his hands, he came to the control panel fully armed.

Then, in no time at all, they dissected the mouse, which had already been anesthetized by their assistant.

The osteotomy competition is not simply a contest of osteotomy techniques; it requires first dissecting the rat's pelvis and then selectively cutting bones from the pelvic area!
Since this is a competition, it has a performative aspect.

The shape of the osteotomy is probably not a common one.

Sure enough, after Professor Zhong Wenyuan exposed the mouse's pelvic iliac bone, he performed an osteotomy on the left side of the iliac bone.

The volume of the osteotomy is equilateral triangular in shape.

The thickness is uniform, and it is exactly half of one side of the iliac bone.

But that wasn't all. Then, Associate Professor Zhong Wenyuan, as if showing off his skills, removed the iliac bone from the other side.

After taking them out, the shapes on both sides were surprisingly similar, almost overlapping.

The measurement of basic data, such as volume and mass, shows that the error in volume is only 0.02 cubic centimeters, and the error in mass is kept within 1 gram!

That's a bit harsh.

Thunderous applause erupted once again.

Similar in shape, similar in volume, similar in mass.

To precisely maintain these three points through osteotomy is already beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

Even for an experienced butcher, it is quite difficult to cut off the same amount of meat and bone multiple times.

Moreover, this is bone, and bone is even more difficult to cut!

However, just after the applause began, one of the masses on the scale suddenly jumped again, causing the mass difference between the two sides to decrease from 1g to 0.6g, as if the mass difference between the two sides had become even smaller.

Clinical procedures certainly don't require such meticulous attention to detail.

But this is a competition, and competitions are about showing off skills and testing your basic abilities.

Generally speaking, those with better basic skills will perform higher-quality surgeries; this is common knowledge.

It's like this: a junior high school student can generally do elementary school mental arithmetic problems without making any mistakes, but an elementary school student might occasionally make a mistake. The margin of error varies greatly depending on their level of understanding.

Upon seeing this, Fang Ziye's heart immediately tightened.

Clearly, what Associate Professor Zhong Wenyuan was doing was somewhat beyond his capabilities, but Fang Ziye could only try his best to imitate and catch up.

Following that, Fang Ziye and the others examined Associate Professor Zhong Wenyuan's specific side length, thickness, and mass before heading to their respective workbenches.

Associate Professor Zhong Wenyuan did not cheat or do anything just because he was from Tongji Hospital, nor did he demonstrate shapes that only people from their hospital were good at; rather, it was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Therefore, Fang Ziye saw that both Dr. Chen Tailin and Dr. Wu Xuanqi had solemn expressions.

The game starts soon.

Fang Ziye had no chance to observe how others operated.

They only cared about themselves, and after completing the simulated procedures such as washing hands, putting on clothes and gloves, they pretended to be fully armed in sterile surgical gowns.

Wearing a mask, hat, and sterile gloves, and holding a scalpel, she followed the example of Associate Professor Zhong Wenyuan and first performed an exposure of the iliac bone in the left pelvis.

This is a comprehensive skill. The incision and hemostasis techniques must be mastered. Otherwise, even if you do a great job with the final osteotomy, if the incision is still bleeding profusely, you won't be able to win an award.

You shouldn't win awards just for the sake of winning awards.

Fang Ziye was not in a hurry, nor was he curious about what others were doing, so he didn't put pressure on himself.

The operating instruments include a ruler so you can mark a line beforehand to simulate the bone-taking length used by Associate Professor Zhong Wenyuan, as well as a sterile marking pen.

Zhong Wenyuan himself seemed to have no need for these things, because he was very familiar with them.

But Fang Ziye still used it obediently!

Using tools without using them is pure idiocy. Using tools won't deduct points, it just might not add any extra points.

Whether others use it or not is not within Fang Ziye's consideration.

However, during the operation, Fang Ziye discovered that Wu Xuanqi, Chen Tailin and others were faster than him because they were more skilled in incision and hemostasis.

Therefore, Fang Ziye was the last to have his bone cut completed.

After removing the first piece of bone from the equilateral triangle, Fang Ziye still placed it into the measuring instrument.

Side length: 21mm, thickness: 5mm.

Weight: 17.3g!

Fang Ziye frowned as soon as he glanced at the data.

The thickness is comparable to that of Associate Professor Zhong Wenyuan, but the side length may be due to the fact that my operation during the osteotomy was not as skilled as his, resulting in an error.

Therefore, the volume error was ultimately 0.5 cubic centimeters.

Fang Ziye didn't know how many others actually had!
All he saw was people whispering among themselves in front of Wu Xuanqi's control panel, while his master and the others watching him remained calm, as if they were in deep meditation. "Don't rush, and don't be in a hurry," Fang Ziye kept reassuring himself.

Immediately afterwards, Fang Ziye began operating on the other side...

Finally, Fang Ziye completed all his procedures one minute after Wu Xuanqi finished three and a half minutes, Chen Tailin finished two and a half minutes, and Nie Xuehua completed the osteotomy.

The three of them, probably having already received their final results, started standing back after tidying up the workbench, each making a very polite gesture to be quiet.

They didn't want others to see their achievements and be shocked, to make noise, or to disturb Fang Ziye's operations.

Putting everything else aside, just based on his character alone, Fang Ziye felt that he should learn more from him in the future.

Be strict with yourself and lenient with others.

Wu Xuanqi's ability to become a middleman among Yuan Weihong's younger generation must stem from his exceptional character.

Fang Ziye placed his second osteotomy piece into another measuring instrument.

Osteotomy occurs.

Side length: 21.1mm, thickness: 5.0mm.

"Weight: 17.4g!"

Fang Ziye looked at it, smiled, and was fairly satisfied.

If we don't compare him to Professor Zhong Wenyuan, his level of completion is very high, almost on par with Associate Professor Zhong Wenyuan.

It could also be that I was lucky, with an error of only 0.2g.

When Fang Ziye's final results were announced, everyone's gaze shifted from watching the spectacle to being astonished.

Immediately after Fang Ziye painlessly sent Teacher Mouse to bliss, he cleaned the operating table and stepped back a short distance.

Professor An Luming, Associate Professor Zhong Wenyuan, and several other examiners from the hand surgery department came forward and began to speak in hushed tones—

There was no attempt to conceal the presence of Fang Ziye, Wu Xuanqi, and others.

How do we calculate this?

"If we're talking about imitation, this group's score should be relatively poor."

"If we calculate based on the operational errors on both sides, this group has the highest degree of simulation."

This is a point of contention for everyone.

Because there are two kinds of imitation.

One method is to imitate its shape.

Secondly, it is to imitate its spirit.

Fang Ziye chose to unify his operations on both sides, rather than absolutely following the example of Associate Professor Zhong Wenyuan.

Naturally, the difference in volume and mass between Fang Ziye's and Associate Professor Zhong Wenyuan's results was not significant.

The difficult problem now needs to be handed over to Professor An Luming.

The instrument gave a reference score of only 79 points, which was higher than the other three people, but not by much.

Chen Tailin scored 76, Wu Xuanqi scored 74, and Nie Xuehua also scored 76, which was the same as Chen Tailin's score.

At this moment, Fang Ziye saw that Yuan Weihong was discussing something with Associate Professor Peng Long, because Associate Professor Xie Jinyuan was currently serving as an examiner in the Department of Hand Surgery and was not present.

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat tense.

In the end, Chen Tailin spoke first: "Professor An, the significance of the competition lies in the contest of skills. Even in the ability to imitate, it is better to be able to completely replicate or imitate yourself than to completely replicate or imitate others."

“This is true control. I suggest adjusting Dr. Fang’s final rating.”

Chen Tailin's own weight error exceeded 1g!

The formula only contains 0.2g!

Based on this data, Fang Ziye should actually be considered superior.

However, Professor An Luming looked at everyone and suggested, "We're not in a hurry for the results and scores of the competition. How about this, we let Xiao Fang practice again and then make a comprehensive evaluation?"

An Luming looked at the associate professors and professors of hand surgery.

Actually, it doesn't really matter who gets the top prize anymore. Fang Ziye has already demonstrated his absolute strength. Being able to reach such a high position as a doctoral student is already a victory.

Moreover, if it weren't for other reasons, Fang Ziye wouldn't be standing on the field now.

Zhong Wenyuan nodded: "I think that's fine too. Anyway, the point of the competition is to have fun, not the competition itself."

"Dr. Fang, would you like to play again?" Zhong Wenyuan was very generous and didn't speak up for Chen Tailin from his hospital, even though the grand prize was right in front of him.

Fang Ziye looked at Yuan Weihong, and only after Yuan Weihong nodded slightly to him did Fang Ziye agree.

Therefore, although the formal part of the competition has ended, Fang Ziye's practice station has become the focus of attention.

Clearly, whether this young doctor can win the top prize in the Young Physicians Competition during his doctoral studies will soon be revealed.

But no matter what, Fang Ziye is already outstanding enough!

Even if you're a dark horse that gets a bargain, you still have to be a dark horse first.

(End of this chapter)