The experimental reconstructive surgery, coordinated by Mrs. Yu, was performed on a recently deceased cadaver.
The surgery was scheduled in a laboratory in the Affiliated Hospital's teaching building.
The operation began at 8:30 in the morning, with Chen Yu, Yan Feifan, and Yu Suye taking turns as lead surgeon and assisting one another.
Qin Ying was also on hand to offer advice and suggestions, take notes, and perform some of the duties of a circulating nurse.
For this surgery, they chose the phalanges of the longest second toe from both the cadaver's feet to transplant...
The experimental surgery was finally completed at nearly four in the afternoon.
Chen Yu looked at the reconstructed part, which now resembled a curved bow, and sighed softly. "It's lost its vitality. Everything is so rigid."
Yan Feifan reached out and tried to bend it.
As soon as he let go, it sprang back into place.
