362 Dream Came True (2/2)

”Hurry up and get over here,” Yu Yuan spoke in a very strict manner. Her skills in surgery were normal, which was why she cared a lot about small details throughout the surgery.

Xiang Xueming immediately nodded and stood in the position of the second assistant. Guan Fei and Zheng Jun watched from a spot not far away.

”Achilles tendon repair technique,” Ling Ran said another sentence before he extended his hand. ”Scalpel.”

The scrub nurse that day was Wang Jia. She immediately placed the scalpel in Ling Ran's hands at the perfect level of strength. Its position was strategic, and her timing was good.

Ling Ran dragged the scalpel over the patient's skin, and an incision of 5.9 inches was open.

The incision could be beautiful, but it could also mark the end of a person's beauty.

Ever since Ling Ran started to do research on sports medicine, Ling Ran did not like small wounds anymore.

It was especially so for surgeries like Achilles tendon repairs. Right then, they already had very advanced minimally invasive surgeries available. But if the patient did not choose to go for minimally invasive surgeries and instead opted for open surgery, then, their demands about the incision length would be quite clear.

At most, when Ling Ran performed the sutures, he would use the intradermal suture and heavy reinforcing suture to make up for the large incision.

Ling Ran had performed the procedure at least two hundred times. And even Yu Yuan had participated in over one hundred Achilles tendon repairs. She was very familiar with Ling Ran's operation, but the main problem was that she could not do it herself.

Ling Ran skillfully found the patient's Achilles tendon, separated it from the rest, and continued with the suture…

Xiang Xueming felt dazzled as he watched.

He felt as if he was watching a new game or a beautiful martial art being executed. He looked like he could understand what he was watching, yet he was not too sure what he was watching. Worst of all, the player controlling the game or the martial artist executing those moves was an expert among experts, which caused Xiang Xueming to be at a loss.

In Xiang Xueming's mind, there was only a voice.

”Pull it!”

He grabbed the retractor with both hands and kept pulling and pulling…

After around ten minutes, Xiang Xueming returned to his senses. He raised his head and looked at his classmate, Ling Ran.

Xiang Xueming was not too certain how many times he had gotten so close to Ling Ran. Maybe it was the third time, but he had definitely never been that close to Ling Ran for four times…

Even if they were coursemates in the same specialization and in the same class year, Xiang Xueming did not usually have a chance to be near Ling Ran.

Xiang Xueming suddenly realized that even if he might know many things about Ling Ran, he still did not really understand Ling Ran.

Who would have ever thought that within a year, Ling Ran would become a chief surgeon in the hospital?

Most importantly, he now had a surgical method that was unique only to him.

For a medical student, that was something only possible in the future.

”The ruptured end is like a horsetail.” Yu Yuan lowered her head to take a look and told Ling Ran her observation.

Ling Ran nodded without saying anything, and he continued the surgery.

Yu Yuan knew what he meant. It meant that they were to perform the surgery according to the fixed plan.

That was the easiest part. Yu Yuan used the technique she had practiced multiple times to cooperate with Ling Ran as well as she could.

Of course, her duties as an assistant were few. It was just the parts that she could handle within her limits.

Meanwhile, Xiang Xueming's arms became number the longer he performed the surgery.

Pure retraction was highly taxing to the human mind, and it was especially so when Ling Ran did not like to chat.

”Yes, it's almost complete.” Ling Ran's words brought everyone's attention back to the operating theater.

Xiang Xueming's mind even became alert.

Ling Ran checked the suture twice back-to-back before he performed the wound closure personally.

Once the heavy reinforcing suture was completed, and the intradermal suture was done halfway, Ling Ran asked Xiang Xueming, ”Do you want to suture?”

”Huh? Yes, I want to suture!” Xiang Xueming was very excited.

Ling Ran said, ”I'll let you suture five needles. If you don't know how to perform the intradermal suture, just use the simple interrupted suture technique.”

While Ling Ran spoke, he gave up his spot.

Xiang Xueming valued the chance to stand in Ling Ran's position greatly. He even asked someone to lower down the operating table before he started to suture.

After two needles, Yu Yuan could not help but turn her head to the side to look at the patient's face. Then, she released a sigh of relief, as though a great burden had been removed from her shoulders.