Famous Among Top Surgeons in the 90s-Chapter 1952: Struggling to Keep Up

What are the different models of screws and their differences, which type is suitable for which application, when the thread is correct and when it’s wrong, and when there’s a discrepancy in the tactile feel, one needs to be aware of the path deviation of the screw and how to adjust the force and angle of the screw’s advancement to ensure it fits the object. These skills truly require hands-on practice. For girls who rarely handle such tasks, it’s a hurdle indeed.

But she is different, her tactile skills are well-practiced, and she gets started quickly. Honestly, once the position and angle are determined, the process doesn’t even require her to mentally calculate—it can be handled entirely through her tactile experience and reflexes. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Everyone watched as she easily turned the screws, and from her relaxed eyebrows, it was apparent that she wasn’t even using her great intellect to do it. In an instant, everyone blinked in astonishment: What is happening?

Doctor Liu pondered once more: Could it be that Student Xie is naturally suited for orthopedics?

If he dared to voice this thought, it’s estimated that the two standing across, Cao Yong and Tao Zhijie, would mock him mercilessly.

In reality, Xie Wanying herself had to admit that the materials used in orthopedics are very different from those in other departments after she took them home for research. They are quite similar to many items her father used to repair cars, belonging to the realm of mechanical engineering.

Whether she has this talent or not, she can’t say for sure, but her childhood family environment led her to have a certain understanding and familiarity with these things. Calling it "talent" might be a bit much, but for this reason, she indeed holds some advantages over other medical students in this area.

If we delve deeper, one of the foundational principles of mechanical engineering is mechanics, which shares many similarities with orthopedics. Artificial bones, for instance, relate to materials mechanics, with fluid mechanics used in filling, and the incision she previously guided was all about fracture mechanics. Determining the drilling point can be considered a calculation in structural mechanics.

If given the opportunity, she would like to try fixing a Titanium Plate in the joint area in orthopedics. The structure of joints is not quite the same as the spine, and when drilling, whether there is any slight deviation in the bone requires consideration. As Teacher Tan guides, it’s best for students to practice with various organ tissues of the human body during their internship to become thoroughly familiar with them. As a future surgeon, this ensures at least no issues with tactile sensation in the clinical setting.

Having smoothly completed the screw adjustments, she threaded a rod through the screws and adjusted the screw fixation once more.

Unknowingly, Chang Jiawei allowed her to continue working on this task.

The others remained silent, as they could all see that the miraculous effects were about to manifest.

After she adjusted several screws onto the rod, the previously inserted Titanium Cage was now perfectly fitting. The most interesting part was that she hadn’t forced the screws to rigidly pull the rod, nor tightly fixate the Titanium Cage to bring the bones closer. This could only mean one thing: she considered the slight variation in the mobility of the adjacent intervertebral discs of this patient.

The surrounding silence was so profound that even a drop of paper could be heard.

The operation was nearing its end. The surgeons performed one last check, finding no issues, they were ready to wrap up and will do a follow-up X-ray post-operation.

The Chief Surgeon and First Assistant, their four eyes fixed on the field, stood there as if even their eyeballs had become frozen, incapable of movement. Others realized that this Chief Surgeon and First Assistant absolutely couldn’t keep pace with Student Xie’s computational prowess, investing all their mental and physical energy into pushing their brains to work. No one laughed at Chang Jiawei and Doctor Liu for this, because truly, no one on site could match up to the rhythm of Student Xie at that moment.