After some honing, the fractured end finally revealed healthy spongy bone.
At this moment, orthopedic diagnostics came in very handy, allowing him to discern if the honing was adequate.
Avoid consulting Professor Wu on everything.
Junior doctors should not consult on every issue unless they encounter something unknown or risky; otherwise, it’s best not to ask about everything. First, it makes someone annoying, and secondly, it gives senior doctors the impression that the young doctor lacks independence.
Tasks that are somewhat challenging won’t be assigned to such young doctors.
Some young doctors like "new moms" are most prone to making this mistake.
They feel the more they consult senior doctors, the closer the relationship.
This is pure nonsense.
Asking irrelevant questions repeatedly, especially with a bad-tempered senior doctor, will likely result in a scolding if they ask three irrelevant questions in a row.
After being reprimanded once, next time there’s a real issue, they might not dare to speak up.
After the honing, Li Jingsheng’s level increased by 105 again.
Today’s surgery was clearly just a secondary "minor surgery," yet the gains were unexpectedly generous.
This was because he had never been the chief surgeon for such an orthopedic surgery before.
As this surgery involved a wide range of procedures, it felt like striking gold and silver.
Like finding a pond full of fish by the seaside.
There was an element of luck.
Next, he began to examine the area from the radial styloid to the joint surface.
Upon examination, he found a significant cartilage defect and obvious spurs on the styloid. It was precisely this that caused the patient immense pain.
Directly remove the radial styloid.
At this point, it’s time to reposition the scaphoid.
This is Li Jingsheng’s forte.
In terms of manual repositioning, only Doctor Xu in the entire Second Hospital could outshine him. However, he was rapidly catching up with Doctor Xu.
For instance, in Bone Touching Skill, he is now on par with Doctor Xu.
The patient’s luck was indeed good to encounter Li Jingsheng for this surgery.
If it were another doctor repositioning the scaphoid, it would likely be much more cumbersome.
This patient had a certain cortical defect on the palmar side, making repositioning more difficult.
Other doctors would need to use the cortical bone on the dorsal, ulnar, and radial sides to guide repositioning.
But Li Jingsheng skipped these steps and easily helped the patient complete the scaphoid repositioning.
Of course, this appeared easy because his manual repositioning skill was high.
Actually, it involved techniques like massage and alignment.
"Dr. Li’s manual repositioning is truly well-deserved and has broad applications in many orthopedic surgeries."
Professor Wu watched with a hint of envy.
Although he always despised manual bone setting as a simple technical job, he was indeed envious deep inside.


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