Surgery Godfather
Chapter 681 - 609: What Kind of Look is That in Your Eyes?

Chapter 681: Chapter 609: What Kind of Look is That in Your Eyes?

The melodious tones of the guzheng, playing the traditional piece ’High Mountain Flowing Waters,’ filled the operating room, uplifting everyone’s spirits.

August and Markus sutured the skin with concentration, while the spine’s 3D reconstruction remained visible on the navigation screen. The helical spine had been corrected in the opposite anti-helical direction. Articulated joints were securely fixed, with anterior locking plates and posterior pedicle screw systems providing strong stabilization, all in anticipation of future bone fusion.

The skeletal shape formed by the titanium prosthetic ribs was particularly conspicuous. The anterior and posterior of the first to seventh prosthetic ribs connected to the remaining ribs at the sternum and spinal ends. The connecting points had a microporous coating, similar to prosthetic joints, and were expected to form biological fixes with the ribs.

The eighth to twelfth ribs, including the tenth and twelfth floating ribs, remained connected to the remaining ribs at the posterior but were interconnected at the anterior, forming a single entity.

"There may be some bleeding from the marrow post-surgery. We’ll need to keep monitoring the red cell count, hematocrit, and hemoglobin, and administer a transfusion if necessary,"

Professor Yang gave August some standard postoperative instructions.

"We have 12 units of red cells available for a transfusion, so we’re prepared." August spoke as he stitched up the long incision on the Duke’s back. Meanwhile, a few tiny incisions on the chest and abdomen, including the 3cm incision used for the anterior plate implant, also needed suturing.

The anesthesiologist sat bewildered at the head of the patient. Was the surgery already over?

He had prepared to utilize his lifetime of experience to tackle this operation and had anticipated the worst. But the surgery was seemingly complete before he could even employ his expertise.

Having witnessed many scoliosis surgeries, the anesthesiologist was not only impressed by the completion of the surgery but also by the aesthetics of the on-screen images.

The surgery had taken just over two hours.

It was speedy for a procedure that had been prepared for over twenty years.

The two scrub nurses appreciated the complexity of the surgery. They both felt that despite pushing their cognitive and physical limits, they were still struggling to keep pace. It was exhausting!

The helical spine had been straightened and the Duke’s body realigned. The distorted state of his back had disappeared, revealing a normally curved lumbar area. The anterior chest wall still appeared similar to its original state, contradicting the normal appearance of the back.

However, over time, the chest wall would gradually expand.

By blowing up balloons, the Duke could not only exercise his lung functions, tapping into the potential of previously underutilized lung tissue, but also use the power of the respirator to induce a slight expansion of the artificial thorax. Gradually, it would normalize.

Genius!

Lloyd, known for his temper, spat out this word in German.

The surgery was not an emergency procedure but a mature plan developed over several years and many solved problems.

Having every detail meticulously considered suggests innumerable rounds of research, and it was not something that could be realized in an emergency state.

Could it be that August had been a disciple of this Chinese professor for over a decade, secretly studying the Duke’s condition alongside him? This seemed like the only logical explanation.

However, if that were true, the Chinese professor seemed surprisingly young.

The Duke was not yet awake, as the anaesthetic dosage might have been slightly high. From the intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring device, no abnormal wave patterns appeared during the surgery. Still, Professor Yang thought that the most reliable postoperative tests would come from examining limb sensation and muscle strength.

Professor Yang waited for the Duke to come out of anesthesia, which put enormous pressure on the anesthesiologist.

The metaphorical mountain that had plagued the Duke for over twenty years was removed today. As the operating room doors opened, the old Duke, leaning on his cane, appeared. August stood at the entrance and said nothing; he only opened his arms to embrace his friend. "The surgery went smoothly. He’s doing well."

"Oh! Thank God! And thanks to Professor Yang and you!" The old Duke was so moved that he shed tears of joy.

The negative emotions that had welled up in his heart for over twenty years were suddenly dispelled. For over twenty years, he had been trying to use financial resources to make a change, yet his efforts had been in vain.

"Thank you!" The old Duke held on tightly for a long time.

Without August’s recommendation, his son would not have been saved by this Chinese doctor.

"Where is the Chinese professor? I want to thank him personally!"

"He’s still in the operating room. When he comes out, don’t embrace him; he doesn’t like men hugging him. Shake his hand firmly and hold it a bit longer."

"I know, in the Chinese way."

"Yes!"

Once the Duke woke from anesthesia and was ready for examination, Professor Yang personally checked his limb sensations and muscle strength. Everything seemed normal.

He can be taken back to his ward now!

Professor Yang took off his gloves and threw them into the trash.

The navigation screen showed the images of the spine and thorax. If a person is imaginative, can put that imagination into practice, they have infinite creativity.

The mentor before him was such a man. To August, the mentor was still so young, and his achievements would undoubtedly surpass those of Manstein.

Therefore, in August’s heart, Professor Yang had become a symbol of faith.

"Ensure he wears a custom brace post-surgery for approximately three months."

The engineers in Harald Orthopedic Hospital’s brace room would measure the size and create a satisfactory brace for the Duke’s spine within 24 hours post-surgery.

For a severely malformed spine like this, some parts of the osteotomy involved severing an entire vertebra. Therefore, the stability was poor. Despite the combined anterior and posterior fixation, considering the Duke’s long-term wheelchair use and poor bone quality, there might be a risk of screw loosening. The brace protection is thus more secure.