novelraw Chapter 310 - 170: Mastered Another Technique, Can’t Do a Good Deed? (2)
Chapter 310 - 170: Mastered Another Technique, Can’t Do a Good Deed? (2)
The teacher was instructing hand in hand on the side, and Li Jingsheng already had a solid foundation.
The procedure went fairly smoothly.
"Both hands must grasp the two fracture ends, ensuring the broken bone cortices are closely attached to each other, to avoid further damage to the soft tissues..."
"Yes, yes, that’s very well done!"
Doctor Xu could judge the progress of the repositioning just by listening to the sound of bone friction.
After Li Jingsheng finished, he felt it and said, "You can directly use the Top Bending Rotation Skill for repositioning. You already know the other techniques; there’s no need for me to teach them again."
The patient turned their head the entire time, whether from fear or reluctance to watch.
Releasing the embedded soft tissue was just the first step.
He began performing the Top Bending Rotation Skill to align the patient’s bones.
After trying twice, he was unsuccessful in repositioning, but he reached the Entry Level with his seventh advanced Bone-setting Skill.
It was like getting a pillow when you’re about to sleep.
Li Jingsheng secretly upgraded his newly mastered Top Bending Rotation Skill to Master Level before the patient lost their temper.
This time, his confidence soared.
Another try.
Still failed.
The patient’s muscles were too developed, significantly increasing the difficulty of repositioning.
"Damn it, even at Master Level it won’t reposition. Looks like I’ll have to upgrade to Minor Achievement."
Upgrading to Master Level cost only 100 health points, but upgrading to Minor Achievement required 500.
Fortunately, he had accumulated quite a lot of health points by now.
He spent 400 more health points to upgrade the Top Bending Rotation Skill to Minor Achievement.
If this still doesn’t work, there’s nothing else to be done.
Another attempt.
One move was all it took; the entire process went unexpectedly smoothly.
The Bone-setting Skill at Minor Achievement level allowed him to better feel the resistance from muscles and soft tissues. During repositioning, he could even use part of the resistance to his advantage.
"Done!"
At that moment, when the patient was anxious, the two words from Li Jingsheng were like the sound of nature.
"Hey, don’t move, don’t move! The fixation isn’t done yet!"
Li Jingsheng noticed the patient trying to stand, quickly soothing them.
The advanced Bone-setting Skill at the Minor Achievement level was truly impressive. Even if he encountered angled fractures with posterior displacement, spiral fractures, or severe soft tissue embedding, he could handle them.
Now all that was left was the last advanced Bone-setting Skill he had yet to master.
Massage and manipulation are easy to learn but hard to master.
It involves grasping comprehensive knowledge of muscles, soft tissues, joint structures, and blood vessels, as well as the effectiveness of hands-on massage and manipulation in practice.
For Li Jingsheng, his favorite kind of medical skill is the one that is easy to learn but hard to master.
Once he’s got the basics, he can progress rapidly.
Skills and experience that others might spend ten years to acquire, he could achieve with just five hundred health points in one step.
"Old Xu, no wonder you made an exception; this lad’s talent is extraordinary!"
Old Yu watched the entire process as Li Jingsheng performed Bone Setting on the patient.
Even as a layman, he could clearly sense how frighteningly fast Li Jingsheng’s level was improving.
Initially, his technique was still quite unfamiliar.
But after only trying three or four times, his ability suddenly leaped to a new level.
That’s not all—after failing once more, he again rose to a new level.
In all his years as an anesthetist, Old Yu had never seen a surgeon’s skills improve so quickly.
A surgeon with significant improvement in a year or so is already considered exceptional.
"This kid gets cocky as soon as you compliment him." Although Doctor Xu said this, the satisfaction and pride on his face were clear for anyone to see, even a fool would recognize he was particularly pleased with this apprentice.
"On a serious note, my son is about to graduate with his master’s degree today, also in surgery. How about making an exception and taking my son as well?"
Old Yu asked earnestly, slightly embarrassed.
It’s undeniable that mastering Doctor Xu’s skills means never worrying about food and drink for a lifetime.
And it avoids the fierce competition of general surgery.
"Can’t do it."
Doctor Xu refused outright.
Standing nearby, Li Jingsheng continued to quietly splint the patient with Dr. Chen.
Hearing Doctor Xu refuse to take Old Yu’s son as an apprentice, he felt secretly thankful for having received a chance to learn Bone-setting with Doctor Xu, feeling incredibly fortunate.
"Can’t you make an exception for old friends like us?"
"No exception!" Doctor Xu refused again unrelentingly.
"Alright, alright, pretend I didn’t ask! I’m leaving!"
Old Yu waved his hand in frustration and left carrying his toolbox.
Judging by his unwilling look, he clearly wouldn’t give up easily.
"Are you done? Hurry up, there are still many patients waiting outside!"
Doctor Xu urged Li Jingsheng.
"Almost done!"
Li Jingsheng had now mastered seven advanced Bone-setting Skills, with the weakest raised to Master Level, enabling him to handle over 90% of fractures and joint dislocations.
Sometimes, you have to push yourself.
The potential is truly limitless.
He hadn’t anticipated that on his first day formally working at the Second Hospital, he would learn two advanced Bone-setting Skills.
And they were the most challenging ones.
Now, he truly possessed the capacity to see patients independently.
The next step would be working diligently to earn health points to upgrade all his Bone-setting Skills to at least Minor Achievement.
...
He kept busy until noon.
Li Jingsheng didn’t count how many patients were treated in total.
There must have been thirty.
"Tell them to come back after one in the afternoon!"
Doctor Xu had no intention of working overtime.
He directly instructed the nurse to tell the patients to return in the afternoon.
"Twelve to one in the afternoon is time for eating and resting. Be in the outpatient clinic promptly at one in the afternoon."