21st Century Necromancer

The livestream murder event sparked by school bullying had finally come to an end, and with viewership reaching a hundred thousand, it created a massive uproar in society, attracting widespread attention. Although the incident had concluded, on the following day, the front pages and headlines of newspapers were all covering the story.

However, for Chen Yu, this was merely a minor episode outside of work, and once it ended, he had to return to his office to start his usual daily routine.

Today, though, might be a little different, for as he walked into his office, he specifically asked his secretary, Shirai Reina, for the day's newspaper.

Taking the newspaper with a puzzled look in her eyes, Chen Yu sat down at his desk and carefully read the news about Classmate Shirai's suicide from the previous day.

The overall report didn't deviate from the truth of the incident, duly condemning the inaction of the school and government while reflecting on and questioning the state of society, which could be said to be a very standard coverage without anything particularly noteworthy.

It was only at the end of the article that the journalist wrote with a somewhat Schadenfreude tone, reporting that Xiaochi XX and two others, who had caused the incident, got into an altercation on their way home after the incident and tumbled down the stairs together. Although they were rushed to the hospital for treatment, they were still in serious condition.

As of the journalist's deadline, although they were no longer in life-threatening danger, they were still at risk of being completely paralyzed.

At this point, Chen Yu couldn't help but shake his head slightly, feeling sympathy for their plight. Why bother fighting in the first place? Now, they had ended up in the hospital and would probably have to spend the rest of their lives in bed.

Putting down the paper, Chen Yu didn't pay too much attention to the incident, after all, it was just an "accident." One could only say that they were very unfortunate. Besides, with the advanced state of current medical science, paralysis is curable. If their families had the means to bring them to him, he was confident he could cure them.

Just like Doctor Higashiyama's sister, even though she was paralyzed from the waist down, Chen Yu was still certain he could heal her.

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"Next patient, Higashiyama Keika, 26, female." As usual at the pre-surgery conference, the big screen displayed Higashiyama Keika's case: "A car accident caused a spinal fracture resulting in spinal cord injury below the third thoracic vertebra, leading to paraplegia of both lower limbs. Nerve reconstruction surgery is required, with Doctor Chen Yu as the chief surgeon."

"Ah, she's my patient," Chen Yu stood up and approached the big screen to introduce the details of Higashiyama Keika's surgery: "The patient suffered a spinal cord and cauda equina nerve injury due to a spinal fracture from a car accident three years ago, which led to the paraplegia of both lower limbs.

Therefore, it's necessary to reconstruct the damaged parts of the spinal cord and cauda equina nerves to restore the damaged nerve function, and consequently cure the patient's paraplegia."

To Chen Yu's explanation, most of the doctors present couldn't offer any comments, even the neurosurgeons were particularly quiet this time, as they all vividly remembered what happened to Professor Arima.
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No one wanted to follow in Professor Arima's footsteps, who not only was stripped of his professorship but also got assigned to the Shiretoko Branch Hospital in Hokkaido, with little chance of ever returning.

Moreover, the surgery that Chen Yu and Dr. Daimon performed on Ichinose Miyako indeed cured her complete limb paralysis and restored her previously immobile left leg to normal function, which was enough evidence of the effectiveness of his treatment approach.

Doctor Chen Yu couldn't care less about what the other doctors thought or felt, and he didn't care about their opinions. He continued to explain the surgery for Higashiyama Keika's medical record on the big screen, "Due to the patient's poor repositioning after surgery, the spine malformed during healing, leading to spinal deformity.

Therefore, alongside the nerve reconstruction surgery, it is also necessary to correct her spine. This means the surgery will be extensive, and I need assistants to work with me."

Upon hearing Doctor Chen Yu say this, a stir ran through the seated doctors. With the success of Chen Yu's previous surgery reinforcing their confidence in his operative plan's therapeutic effect, if Chen Yu could also heal the patient with paraplegic lower limbs this time, his entire treatment plan for nerve damage would undoubtedly cause a sensation worldwide.

Being a part of his surgery was also a rare credential for these doctors, so everyone looked at Chen Yu expectantly, waiting for him to announce the assistant selections, hoping to be chosen.

"As the surgery necessitates spinal resection, spinal cord repair, cauda equina nerve reconstruction, and spinal correction, performing these steps in sequence would greatly prolong the surgery time, which would place a huge burden on both the patient's body and the surgeon. Therefore, we must find a way to shorten the duration of the operation," explained Chen Yu.

However, he didn't immediately announce the selection of assistants but first emphasized the surgery's difficulties.

Upon hearing this from Chen Yu, the doctors below shuffled uncomfortably, some doubting whether they should participate in Chen Yu's operation after all.

Spinal resection and nerve repair are the primary goals of the surgery, and naturally, there's nothing to discuss—although, from the last nerve reconstruction surgery, it's known that such an operation can last several hours. But as physicians, a surgery lasting a few hours is still bearable.

However, if spinal correction is also included, the duration of the operation could exceed ten hours. The extended time not only greatly increases the surgeon's burden but also doubles the risks for the patient during surgery. The increased difficulty level naturally caused many doctors with less confidence to hesitate.

On the other hand, Daimon Michiko stood up from her seat without any concern and walked over to the light box, looking at the CT images and X-rays of Higashiyama Keika with apparent interest.

Chen Yu walked up to her and asked, "What are your insights on this operation, Dr. Daimon?"

"The spinal deformity isn't too severe; it's mainly the deformed healing of the originally damaged vertebra that caused the spinal deformity.

If we remove the deformed vertebra segments and use support to replace them, it is possible to reduce the difficulty of spinal correction, lower the extent of the surgery, and shorten the operation time," explained Daimon Michiko, her finger pointing at the clearly deformed section of Higashiyama Keika's spine on an X-ray, sharing her thoughts with Chen Yu.

But she hesitated, "It's just that by doing this..."

"By doing this, more than one vertebra would need to be removed. If multiple vertebrae are fully resected, traditional titanium mesh supports wouldn't be long enough," Chen Yu finished the sentence Daimon Michiko left hanging, also highlighting his predicament.

It's easy to address the full resection of one vertebra, as it can be replaced with a titanium mesh filled with bone material or bone cement for support. However, if more than one vertebra needs to be removed, the titanium mesh would obviously be inadequate.

"How about trying 3D printing, making a segment of substitute vertebrae for support?" Chen Yu suggested after some thought, proposing a new idea.