The tendon is stretched straight as the thumb dorsiflexes.
Chen Dayong and Bao Youshan were the closest, their faces almost touching their hands, and they saw it clearly.
"Haha, this suture is incredibly strong! Even with the tendon stretched like this, the anastomosis ends are still perfectly sealed!" Bao Youshan laughed. It feels great to see a surgery I personally participated in yield such excellent results!
"Not only is it a tight fit, it's also very smooth! There's basically no friction with the surrounding tissues!" Chen Dayong also said loudly.
The surface of the tendon is very smooth. Once it becomes less smooth, it will definitely scrape against the surrounding tissues, causing an uncomfortable feeling during movement and easily forming adhesions. Therefore, the smoother the suture, the smaller the impact after recovery.
The doctors around were already itching to try it.
"Move your head aside, let me see."
Duan Jianhui has the greatest qualifications and enjoys priority.
Bao Youshan simply stood up and made way.
Duan Jianhui leaned his head over.
After taking a look, he exclaimed, "This tendon stitch is so beautiful!"
"How is it beautiful?" Xiao Zhihua asked from the side. He also wanted to see it, but was afraid that he would not understand it.
Duan Jianhui nodded and said, "The ends must have been trimmed to make them roughly the same diameter. After the anastomosis, there were no uneven joints due to one being larger than the other. Plus, Li Zheng's figure-eight suture buried the knot inside the anastomotic opening, preventing it from affecting the smoothness of the tendon. Finally, the delicate twisted-edge suture eliminated all the burrs at the end. The entire tendon... well, if it weren't for the tiny twisted-edge thread, you wouldn't even be able to tell it was broken!"
"Wow, Director Duan's evaluation is too high. I must take a look!" Xiao Zhihua was about to move forward.
"Director Xiao, why are you joining in the fun? Pay attention to the patient's vital signs!" Xiang Yuanzhong pulled him away and put his head over.
"The vital signs are very good!" Xiao Zhihua muttered and glared at Xiang Yuanzhong.
"Qidong, come and take a look!" Duan Jianhui made way.
Zhu Qidong could no longer contain himself. If he hadn't wanted to maintain a sense of dignity, he would have moved in long ago.
Chen Dayong generously spread his thumb apart.
Xiang Yuanzhong and Zhu Qidong both looked straight at her.
Chen Dayong moved his thumb again.
Xiang Yuanzhong marveled, "Whether a surgery is done well or not depends first on how well it looks. If it doesn't look good, the results are generally not good. This anastomosis is really... smoother than my face!"
Everyone present felt that this metaphor was inappropriate.
Director Xiao took the opportunity to tease, "Your analogy doesn't fully capture how smooth it really is, because your face is so cratered! Simply saying it's smoother than yours is too simplistic!"
Director Xiao's words made everyone's heart tighten. This was too touching.
Smallpox was eradicated in China in 1961. Many people born before that had contracted it. Even if the ulcerated pustules on their faces healed, they would leave permanent scars with small pits all over the face, which was very ugly.
Xiang Yuanzhong was very angry. He had contracted smallpox when he was 10 years old. Although it was not very serious, the small pits on his face had faded a lot over the years, but they were still easily visible.
"Director Xiao, why are you so mean!" Xiang Yuanzhong raised his head and glared at Xiao Zhihua.
Xiao Zhihua chuckled and said, "I'm just discussing the matter at hand. I'm not trying to insult you."
Xiang Yuanzhong gave up his seat, snorted, and ignored Xiao Zhihua.
Xiao Zhihua didn't really go up to see it. He just wanted to know that Li Zheng performed the operation well.
After seeing it clearly, Zhu Qidong sighed and gave up his seat.
"Excellent student from the Municipal Hospital, how is the tendon transplant going?" Chen Dayong said with a faint smile.
Everyone else's eyes fell on Zhu Qidong.
Zhu Qidong nodded and said, "Excellent work! Even when I was an intern at the Provincial People's Hospital, I never saw anything as exquisite as this. This may be the most beautiful tendon suture I've ever seen."
The others nodded, agreeing with his statement.
"What's wrong? Are you hit hard? You look very unhappy!" Xiao Zhihua poked people from the side.
Zhu Qidong nodded, then shook his head and said, "I was a little shocked, but more of a loss."
"Oh? What do you mean?" Xiao Zhihua continued to ask.
The others also stared at Zhu Qidong curiously.
"Li Zheng is such a great doctor, but he is confined to this county hospital. He is like a pearl covered in dust. If I hadn't come here today to witness it with my own eyes, I would definitely not believe that he could have such an unimaginable level. Such a great doctor deserves a broader stage!" Zhu Qidong said seriously.
Most people agreed with Zhu Qidong's words, but Xiao Zhihua was not happy to hear it. He said indifferently, "What's wrong with the county hospital? The county hospital needs doctors like Li Zheng to promote its development! Once he becomes famous, the big hospitals in the provincial capital will come to learn from him! Patients from all over the province will also come here to visit him."
"That's right. As long as we can do better than them, the county hospital can become a place of pilgrimage for everyone." Xiang Yuanzhong also disagreed with Zhu Qidong's words. He thought he overestimated himself.
Zhu Qidong chuckled and said, "You didn't understand what I meant. The county hospital doesn't have the conditions for Dr. Li to display his level, and his ability is limited. Yet you want to rely on him to make the county hospital bigger and stronger. So deep down, you are selfish!"
"Okay, stop talking! It will affect Li Zheng's surgery!" Duan Jianhui interrupted their argument.
Zhu Qidong sneered, crossed his arms over his chest, and ignored them.
Xiao Zhihua and Xiang Yuanzhong looked at each other and thought that this guy was so annoying.
While they were arguing with each other, Li Zheng had already started taking out the blood vessels.
He directly separated a little subcutaneous tissue from the incision where he had just taken the palmaris longus muscle and took out a small vein, thus avoiding making another incision.
Zhu Qidong nodded repeatedly after reading it and praised, "Dr. Li has the top-notch thinking of a surgeon. He has planned all the steps before the operation, and can achieve the best results with the minimum cost."
Chen Dayong curled his lips. Today, this guy showed off. He only regretted that he was not familiar with this field, otherwise, he would not have had the opportunity to show off.
"You talk as if you are such a top doctor yourself!" Xiao Zhihua said.
Zhu Qidong nodded and said without any modesty: "My talent is destined for me to become that kind of doctor. It's just a matter of time."
"Yes, it's a matter of time!" Xiao Zhihua laughed and said, "It's possible that I won't be able to reach that level in my lifetime!"
Zhu Qidong snorted coldly, thinking that it was pointless to argue with such a low-level anesthesiologist, and ignored Xiao Zhihua.
Li Zheng's operation progressed quickly and steadily.
The small vein that was removed has been cut into two sections by Li Zheng, one section is used for digital artery transplantation, and the other section is used for accompanying digital vein transplantation. Both sections have been trimmed and are ready for suturing.
Li Zheng put on the microscope glasses again.
Everyone started to get nervous.
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