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Chapter 274 Wisdom Approaching that of a Demon (Please Subscribe)
After obtaining temporary surgical authorization from Shen Tao, Fang Ziye dutifully carried out the surgery until the repositioning was completed.

The general principles of pelvic fracture treatment still need to follow the principles of fracture reduction, fixation, and rehabilitation.

Therefore, after Fang Ziye completed the repositioning, Shen Tao still needed to fix it before the treatment on the operating table could be considered over.

Before direct fixation, there is a temporary fixation procedure, followed by C-arm fluoroscopy to determine the fracture reduction result.

"Okay, that's settled then. Don't move for now, I'll go buy you some oranges," Shen Tao said jokingly.

When the operation reached a critical moment, even though Shen Tao made a joke first, Fang Ziye did not complain. Instead, he carefully maintained the force of repositioning so that Shen Tao could use Kirschner wires for temporary fixation.

"Da da da!"

The electric drill, carrying Kirschner wires, drilled into the iliac and ischial surfaces of the pelvis...

A few minutes later, in front of the C-arm fluoroscopy instrument display screen.

Everyone was waiting for Shen Tao to speak, but Shen Tao kept his eyes fixed on the X-ray imaging results on the C-arm fluoroscopy instrument's display screen.

The pelvic bones, which are inherently irregular, were able to be repositioned so seamlessly by Fang Ziye's technique.

Once a pelvic fracture results in displacement, especially if the ischium is also displaced, it is quite difficult to reduce the fracture.

Shen Tao watched for a full three or four minutes.

Fang Ziye said, "Professor Shen, the repositioning should be okay, right?"

Shen Tao remained silent, which made everyone panic. After all, Shen Tao was the chief surgeon, and his skill level was such that he could usually spot tiny lesions that other chief physicians couldn't.

Even professionals couldn't match Shen Tao's expertise, so everyone became a little nervous.

Upon hearing this, Shen Tao turned around and said, "It's nothing. I'm just taking a closer look at the results of the repositioning and figuring it out."

"They're all fine..." Shen Tao explained, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief before daring to continue their previous conversation.

The circulating nurse and the scrub nurse went inside together, talking about the bizarre blind date they had met last week.

The anesthesiologist was talking to his students about the current stock market.

Both of these hot topics were abruptly stopped when Shen Tao remained silent. This demonstrates Shen Tao's current standing in the operating room.

After they returned to the stage, Shen Tao said again, "Xiao Fang, I feel like you're still holding back. I feel that your repositioning technique is different from mine. You don't think that because we're not from the same unit, you're holding back in your teaching, do you?"

Shen Tao still dares not forget the task that Professor An Luming assigned to him.

Your boss might treat the task you give him as a joke and not take it to heart, but you can't pretend that others will forget it.

On the contrary, if you take it to heart, you will gain more attention than if you pretend that others have forgotten.

“Professor Shen, that’s definitely impossible. When we’re discussing things, I always stick to my principles.”

"It might be that the level of proficiency in operation is something that cannot be explained in words."

"It's possible that my skills aren't up to par, which makes it even harder to explain..." Fang Ziye quickly explained.

Shen Tao smiled and nodded: "That's true."

"Let's continue with the surgeries. After this one, there's another one..."

During the second surgery, Shen Tao took the initiative to tell Fang Ziye that he initially felt quite uncomfortable with Fang Ziye's absence from clinical practice.

First, there's one less person to discuss things with, one less source of opinion. Second, there's one less absolute supporter, someone who, in some aspect, surpasses Shen Tao himself and is someone he can absolutely trust.

Without these two things, Shen Tao will have to be even more self-reliant and will have no way out.

For example, a surgery a few days ago only achieved functional reduction after the incision, rather than the anatomical reduction that was often achieved in the previous months.

Because if an open surgery only achieves functional reduction instead of anatomical reduction, Fang Ziye can step in as the biggest safety net, sweeping up the problem and basically reducing all fracture displacements.

The second flexible intramedullary nail fixation procedure was probably too simple for Shen Tao, so he finished the job in just over ten minutes.

Moreover, the wound was extremely small, almost just a few small knife cuts.

The suturing was also quick.

After the C-arm fluoroscopy revealed satisfactory results of the fracture reduction, Shen Tao instructed Wang Zhongxing and others to begin transferring the patient. He then stepped off the operating table first, putting his arm around Fang Ziye as they walked out of the operating room, saying, "Ziye, don't leave today."

"Perfect timing, let's go have lunch together. I have some questions for you."

"You have no idea. I was used to having you around, and I could ask you directly if I had any problems. But now you have suddenly left clinical practice and gone to the lab. I have to call you to ask if it is convenient for you if I have any questions."

"This is very unusual."

"But then I thought that in a month, we will both be returning to Han City, and then we will be even further apart. So I felt that we should cherish this time when there is almost no barrier between our identities."

Shen Tao suddenly opened his heart completely.

And this heartfelt sentiment was that he regarded Fang Ziye as his friend!
Fang Ziye glanced sideways, instinctively intending to say a few humble words, but seeing Shen Tao's sincere expression, Fang Ziye simply stopped pretending: "Teacher Shen, I must thank you for your guidance and instruction over the past period of time."

"Perhaps because my status is relatively low, I should normally call you 'Uncle-Master,' so I feel much less burdened when asking questions. It's even easier than asking my master, and I don't have to worry about being scolded..."

"Is Brother Wei usually very fierce?" Shen Tao asked.

"Have you ever thought about getting a gentler boss?"

Even at this point, Shen Tao hadn't forgotten his ultimate goal of poaching Fang Ziye to work at the Provincial People's Hospital.

Fang Ziye smiled, pursing his lips.

Shen Tao already knew the answer. As he went downstairs, he said, "Come on, Ziye, let's practice again. What should you do if you encounter Professor An Luming next time?"

Fang Ziye nodded and quickly said, "Teacher An, I'm so glad I met you."

"You're a god, please hurry up and make Teacher Shen Tao, this Monkey King, stop his supernatural powers, I'm having such a hard time."

"Teacher An, let me tell you, Shen Tao is truly shameless. He uses underhanded tactics to an extreme degree..."

"Him." Fang Ziye became more and more excited and serious as he spoke.

Even Shen Tao himself wondered if Fang Ziye was really cursing him.

"Ahem." Shen Tao coughed twice.

Then he took the initiative to stop: "That's enough. Don't say anything too harsh. At least give me some face. What 'shameless Cao traitor' and 'making you a slave to three masters' are just too awful to say..."

"Is that so?" Fang Ziye asked in return.

I thought to myself, "What my master taught me could have been even more unpleasant to hear. I've already done a civilized translation."

(End of this chapter)