Director Hua had not spoken all along, and now he saw the directors beginning to discuss the feel of surgery with great interest, with intentions to continue discussing further.
This won’t do.
The entire orthopedic department has so many patients that need to be handled. Everyone took their precious lunch break to hold a consultation, so they definitely need to take care of the important matters.
"I roughly reviewed the materials. Normally, this patient could choose the first or second extensor sheath tunnel with a superficial arterial pedicle to design a reverse bone flap for the distal radius. But now that the local blood supply is disrupted, this plan can’t be used."
Li Jingsheng spoke confidently, surprisingly having a solid foundation and his own understanding of orthopedic surgery.
This made the attending chief physicians present nod secretly in acknowledgment.
The deputy chiefs, attending doctors, and residents also looked at him in a new light.
As for the interns and some of the less experienced residents, they were bewildered because they couldn’t quite understand.
They only knew that this surgical proposal was quite complex.
"I personally have a bold idea: perform a second bone graft on the patient’s scaphoid from a free bone flap from another site."
After Li Jingsheng finished speaking, he waited for the directors to express their opinions.
"It’s great to boldly expand treatment ideas! Although I specialize in bone disease treatment, I fully support Xiaoli’s proposed treatment plan. Following the same old way from the First Hospital would just be embarrassing, and would likely end in another failure. Only by forging a new path is there a chance for success."
Director Zhong Hu was surprisingly the first to support Li Jingsheng’s innovative plan.
"Director Zhong isn’t opposing him this time?"
Director Hua had a sly smile on his face.
"Hehe, Old Zhong isn’t one to be rigid. In the field of medicine, whoever makes sense and can truly cure the patient gets my respect. Xiaoli may be a bit inexperienced, but his performance in various aspects is indeed commendable. I won’t beat around the bush; I had some objections when Hua gave him an attending spot, but now I’m totally supportive. Our orthopedic department needs talented young doctors like him."
Director Zhong Hu is daring enough to say anything.
Such straightforwardness is actually quite good.
Dealing with such people is often easier; you don’t need to rack your brains to guess what they are thinking.
"Haha, Director Zhong’s awareness is high! We’re all part of the same orthopedic team and certainly hope to see the department grow stronger. Some of my decisions may not have been understood by you at times, but I’ve never played favorites."
Director Hua had no doubt been under considerable pressure these days due to this matter.
Now, gaining the support of Director Zhong Hu means there wouldn’t be any problems convincing the other directors.
"Xiaoli, you’ll need to come up with a feasible surgical graft plan and successfully treat the patient for us to truly acknowledge you. I have three senior residents about to be promoted to attending, and you snatched this opportunity from them, so you’ll need to win their respect."
Chen Anchen is undoubtedly highly skilled.
It’s impressive to have three residents under him waiting for promotion to attending.
What does this mean?


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