Surgery Godfather-Chapter 535 - 486: Touching Family Love

The Asia-Pacific Orthopedic Association academic forum carried on.

The whole auditorium of doctors was still engrossed with the recent surgery, struggling with a shift of focus. Some were still discussing the procedure among themselves.

Yang Ping naturally became the focus of the meeting. Some doctors who initially doubted China, had their prejudices completely changed by this operation. Additionally, those who were previously in support of China, now held a firm stance.

The more people support China, the greater the likelihood of winning the election for the chair of the next annual meeting.

The morning meeting time was shortened, only giving room for lectures from Professor Su and Fujiwara Masao.

Professor Su’s lecture was on bio-bone cement, a long-standing research area of Professor Su. Despite not yet being clinically applied, significant progress had been attained in the laboratory.

Plain bone cement when injected in vertebrae during vertebroplasty is an inert body to the human body with a large difference in elasticity modulus comparing to surrounding bone tissue.

However, after injecting Professor Su’s bone cement into the vertebral body, it not only supports the vertebral body in the early stage but also induces bone formation, allowing the body’s own bone tissue to crawl around and replace it. Finally, the bone cement disappears, leaving only normal body bone tissue.

Bio-bone cement has great prospects. It is also the key scientific achievement that helped Professor Su to become an academician in China.

Fujiwara Masao’s topic was the biological fixation of artificial intervertebral discs. The controversy around artificial intervertebral disc replacement had been significant, for immature technology hindered it from replacing the original intervertebral disc, making postoperative looseness and displacement likely.

However, Professor Fujiwara’s innovative fixation approach to original artificial intervertebral discs, inspired from the biological fixation of artificial hip joints, allows biological fixation of artificial intervertebral discs.

That is, after the artificial intervertebral disc is implanted in the intervertebral space, it can form osseous fixation with the upper and lower cartilage endplates and bone quality after a period.

The two techniques are the product of the professors’ decade-long devotion and are equal in technical value.

Other accomplishments brought by both Chinese and Japanese professors roughly made for a balanced competition, making the competition fierce.

Yang Ping’s medical achievements were like heavyweight weights in favor of China, causing a significant tilt on the balance scale.

Specifically, new surgical methods for multi-ligament reconstruction of the shoulder and knee joints, new surgical methods for reconstructions of crossed ligaments in children, new osteotomy methods for correcting scoliosis, and external fixators for treating scoliosis.

In particular, the use of external fixators to treat spinal scoliosis was revolutionary.

Yang Ping originally planned not to bring this technology to the conference, but before departing, a lab monkey reached success in spinal repairs, making it eligible to be reported at the conference. So, he decided to bring it at the last minute.

At noon, during the conference break, they arranged for a traditional boxed lunch. During the leisure time for food, they also arranged some short speeches.

These speeches are projects by young doctors who haven’t yet had the opportunity to present at official meetings, so they present them during the tea break as an exercise.

Fujiwara Masao was enjoying his box lunch with professors, when someone came and relayed a message: "Professor Fujiwara, the CEO, Wakana, is here."

Fujiwara Wakan, Fujiwara Masao’s younger brother, was the successor of the Fujiwara family and a graduate from Cambridge University.

Fujiwara Masao quickly excused himself and rushed to the special care ward.

It was the most top-notch special care ward in Tokyo University Hospital, only available to the giants of Japanese society and the royal family.

The entire ward occupied a whole floor, with all medical staff and nurses providing healthcare services to only one patient.

In the special care ward, Fujiwara Wakan held his uncle’s hand firmly in his own, showing infinite grief.

No matter how busy, he visited every day.

Moreover, he did the same thing every day — gave his uncle a sponge bath and changed his clothes.

These chores should have been the nurse’s responsibility, but Fujiwara Wakan insisted on performing them himself.

A nurse brought a basin of water, a white towel was soaked in the water, Fujiwara Wakan rolled up his sleeves to test the temperature.

Then he wrung out the towel and gently wiped his uncle’s body. He performed each step attentively without any signs of perfunctory attitude.

After washing the body, Fujiwara Wakan and the nurse then helped his uncle into dry clothes. This had been the routine ever since Fujiwara Tani was hospitalized.

But Fujiwara Tani was in a coma and could not see all of this. If he could, he would certainly be deeply touched.

Doctors and nurses were all moved by the sight. It is uncommon to see such filial piety among wealthy young people, let alone from a prestigious president. Some were even moved to tears.

"Earlier this morning, a patient suffering from a similar condition as your uncle underwent successful surgery. The chief surgeon was Dr. Yang from China, so there’s no need for sadness anymore. There’s hope for your uncle," Fujiwara Masao comforted his brother.

Fujiwara Wakan was overjoyed, with genuine feelings displayed in his eyes, "Really?"

"Absolutely!" Fujiwara Masao confirmed.

"Arrange the surgery immediately!"

After speaking, Fujiwara Wakan immediately grabbed his uncle’s hand again, "Uncle, did you hear that? We’ve found a doctor who can perform the surgery for you."

"I want to stay alone with my uncle for a while." Fujiwara Wakan’s voice was hoarse.

Everyone quietly left, and Fujiwara Masao also exited the ward.

This was something Fujiwara Wakan did every day. After washing his uncle and changing him into clean clothes, he’d sit by the bed, hold his uncle’s hand, and tell stories about their childhood.

There were three siblings, Fujiwara Masao, Fujiwara Wakan, and Fujiwara Miyuki. They lost their parents at an early age.

They were raised by their uncle, Tani. Uncle Tani was technically their uncle, but he actually played the role of their father, raising and educating them until they grew up.

Without the protection of their parents, they, three siblings, should have been removed from the core power of the Fujiwara Family. However, Fujiwara Wakan was a once-in-a-lifetime business prodigy. Fujiwara Tani recognized his talent early on, nurtured it carefully, even shaping him to take over as his successor.

Doctors and nurses gathered under the large monitor screen, watching the footage intently.

"Really touching!"

"Yes, truly enviable familial love."

"The picture by the old chairman’s bedside was taken with him."

"Entrusted with great expectations, he is a top student who graduated from Cambridge, and then the chairman arranged for him to start from the bottom, making his way up step by step to the pinnacle."

"Indeed, an elite with a upright character!"

"It is said that he personally invited renowned doctors from around the world to treat the old chairman’s illness."

"Yes, you see, he is crying all alone."

"I saw him for the first time, so handsome and spirited, but now he looks a bit haggard, his eyes full of sorrow."

A nurse said with sympathy.

Such a high-ranking, capable and upright young man naturally attracted the admiration of women.

"I really hope the old chairman can wake up, then, he won’t be sorrowful anymore."

Another nurse also said emotionally.

It was about time, Fujiwara Masao slowly walked into the ward: "Come what may, you need to cheer up. The Fujiwara Family needs you."

Fujiwara Wakan shook his head: "The Fujiwara Family can do without me, but we can’t do without uncle. Without him, there would be no us today, he always encouraged me, like a loving father. I remember once, when I lost a baseball game and wanted to give up, he got angry---As a son of the Fujiwara Family, are you so weak? The path to strength is lined with thorns, you were born to overcome these challenges, believe in yourself, you can be strong."

"Because of that, you should pull yourself together, do something for him, birth, old age, sickness and death, are part of the human condition. Moreover, there is a high chance that uncle will wake up, Dr. Yang is very confident."

"You don’t have to comfort me, Tokyo University Hospital, Mayo, Charité, The Royal Surgical Hospital UK, they all have no solution, they all told me to give up, how could there be hope all of a sudden."

"Wakan, this is true, absolutely. This morning, Dr. Yang performed a perfect surgery. If we let him perform the surgery on uncle, it will definitely be successful, but we need your support."

"Can you be more specific?"

"Dr. Yang is very young, his reputation in the medical field is not yet established, just like Dr. Amano back then. Without support, it is very difficult for the family elders to agree to let such a doctor perform the surgery on uncle."

"Are you sure about him?"

"Definite! On my honor as a doctor."

"I will go all out, to convince the family elders, I must request Dr. Yang’s help, to keep uncle alive."

"You need to be strong, I know your deep feelings for uncle, we feel the same way too, you are the future of the Fujiwara Family, there are more important things you need to do, you have to let go of your sorrow."

Fujiwara Wakan carefully covered his uncle with the blanket, doctors and nurses walked in, he bowed deeply to them.

"Ladies and gentlemen! I implore you!"

"Brother! Please!"

A few nurses couldn’t hold back anymore and shed tears.

On leaving the ICU, under the protection of their bodyguards, the Fujiwara brothers took the special elevator down to the first floor.

On the first floor, Fujiwara Masao happened to meet Yang Ping, Takahashi was taking advantage of the lunch break to give Yang Ping’s team a private tour of Tokyo University Hospital.

At that time, Huang Jiacai was also accompanying them, Huang Jiacai wasn’t present during Yang Ping’s surgery, he and the people of Ning Family were hanging around in the vicinity, familiarizing themselves with the environment.

"Dr. Yang, Hello, this is Dr. Yang whom I told you about!"

The two parties met face to face and stopped.

"Fujiwara Wakan, my younger brother."

This was, as the gossips went, the new head of the Fujiwara family.

Yang Ping got an inkling about a few things related to the Fujiwara family from Takahashi, except that Takahashi hadn’t talked to him about Fujiwara Tani yet.

As the matter of the surgery wasn’t formally requested from Yang Ping by Fujiwara Masao, Fujiwara Masao just gave a brief introduction during this encounter.

He genuinely is an extraordinary individual!

Fujiwara Wakan’s judgement of Yang Ping.

His eyes swept casually across and made accidental eye contact with Huang Jiacai.

Huang Jiacai felt a chill in his heart, he didn’t know why, but he felt something different about this man, although he couldn’t put his finger on it.

After brief accidental eye contact, the parties broke away and went their separate ways.

Fujiwara Wakan looked back, giving Huang Jiacai another glance.

Just at that moment, Huang Jiacai turned back to look at him, their gazes meeting once again.