novelkee Chapter 479 - 350: Has the Postdoctoral Gone Crazy? Starting Clinical Admissions_2
Chapter 479 - 350: Has the Postdoctoral Gone Crazy? Starting Clinical Admissions_2
The medial malleolus is the distal end of the tibia, and the lateral malleolus is the distal end of the fibula. The posterior malleolus, also known as the posterior lip, is the rear edge of the tibio-talar joint surface.
A trimalleolar fracture is a type of joint fracture, and if the joint surface is not restored smoothly, it may lead to post-traumatic arthritis of the ankle, causing significant pain when walking.
This severely impacts the patient’s quality of life and may even lead to disability!
In such cases, surgical reduction is typically necessary.
"Doctor, how is it? Is it serious?"
The teacher beside him asked urgently.
"Based on the preliminary situation, it’s not looking optimistic."
Qin Feng got up and shook his head,
"However, I can’t make a complete judgment right now because this is a trimalleolar fracture; we need to do an X-ray first to confirm."
"Trimalleolar fracture?!"
Upon hearing this, the teacher’s expression froze, and even his voice changed.
He was a physical education teacher and a professional sprint coach, so he was very familiar with this type of injury.
He was well aware of the consequences of a trimalleolar fracture, as the careers of many athletes have been ended by it.
The most critical aspect is that even if it can be healed, recovery is very difficult.
If complications arise, they can end an athlete’s career at any moment!
Keep in mind, Liu Jin is only 17 years old!
He is already a member of the national youth team and is currently preparing for the National Games and championships.
If all goes well, he may very well participate in the World Championships and Olympics in two years, he’s a hopeful for the future!
"Doctor, can I speak with the director of our orthopedics department?"
The next second, the physical education teacher immediately grabbed Qin Feng’s hand, urgently saying,
"He can’t have his career as an athlete cut short by a stone!"
"Don’t worry just yet—let’s wait until the X-ray is done, and I’ll confirm it for you.
We will do our best to heal him."
Qin Feng nodded, reassuringly.
"Okay, okay."
After that, the nurse took Liu Jin to get the X-ray.
Qin Feng also made a call to the orthopedics department asking if Director Wan Guangbo was available.
He was informed that the director was in a meeting and would be back in the afternoon.
About an hour later, the nurse brought the X-ray results.
"The ankle has a transverse fracture, the deltoid ligament is torn, the anterior talofibular ligament is ruptured, there is a displaced fracture on the ankle joint surface, and the posterior talofibular ligament is torn."
Seeing these results, Qin Feng also felt a bit helpless.
The situation isn’t good, surgery is necessary.
Moreover, the outcome of the surgery is closely related to the recovery process; if the joint surface is not restored well, it is easy for sequelae to occur.
If the athlete was older, their sports career might already be declared over.
Among the vast experiences registered in Qin Feng’s mind, not only domestic experiences but also over a thousand cases from top orthopedic doctors worldwide, trimalleolar fractures account for about one-fifth of all sports-related fracture surgeries.
This includes many of the well-known star football players, basketball players, baseball, rugby, and tennis stars, among others.
Fractures due to injuries are very common and even repeat injuries occur.
Therefore, many top orthopedic doctors, especially experts in sports injuries, have conducted extensive research.
They have comprehensive experience and practical skills in surgeries for such high-intensity injuries, recovery procedures, adaptive training, etc.
Luckily, Qin Feng possesses all of these!
"Doctor, we need to find the best orthopedic doctor for treatment; his future is still long."
The physical education teacher looked as if he was about to cry—how difficult it is to cultivate a future talent!
"Yes, how about you go through the hospital admission procedures first, and I’ll contact orthopedics to discuss the surgical plan for a prompt surgery."
Qin Feng nodded and then said,
"Oh, by the way, we need to contact his family; the surgery requires notification and consent."
"Okay, I’ll call them right away."
The other party nodded repeatedly and quickly walked out.
...
Meanwhile, Director Wan Guangbo of the orthopedics department had just finished his meeting and walked out of the conference hall.
He found several missed calls, all from the same person when he took out his phone.
Just as he was about to return the call, the phone rang again.
"Hello, Director Wan."
"Old Han, hahaha, why did you suddenly think of calling me?"
Wan Guangbo laughed heartily.
"It’s like this, Old Wan, I have a young fellow here who was injured and sent to your hospital.
He’s very talented; could you operate? We must heal him."
The man on the phone sounded somewhat anxious.
"Operate? What injury did he suffer?"
Wan Guangbo was curious upon hearing this.
"Trimalleolar fracture."
"That serious? I’ll head back to take a look now—don’t worry, Captain Li, I’ll rush back to the hospital, just send me the phone number.
Okay, okay, don’t worry, I’ll call you back."
Upon hearing this, Wan Guangbo also felt a pang of concern and immediately agreed.
The caller was none other than Gu Hai, the head coach of the national team.
And Liu Jin is one of the important members he selected to prepare for joining the national team one!
Three months later, Liu Jin is going to complete the promotion matches, smoothly becoming a national-level athlete and entering the national team for Gu Hai’s personal training.
And Liu Jin seems to be born for hurdles; at just 17 years old, he’s already running at a personal best of 13.88 seconds.
His potential for growth is tremendous if everything is smooth.
Which could potentially lead to a new world record in the 110-meter hurdles for an Asian athlete and reclaim world’s number one!
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In the emergency department,
After Liu Jin was admitted to the hospital, he was temporarily given pain relief and anti-inflammatory medication, waiting for Wan Guangbo to rush over.