The Department of Orthopedic Surgery of Minqin County People's Hospital is a key professional discipline integrating medical treatment, teaching and scientific research, and is the guardian of the health of the people in Minqin. The team has won the trust of patients and the praise of the society with its excellent professional technology and high-quality service. In 2024, the department will be awarded the honorary title of "Worker Pioneer" at the county level.
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When it comes to orthopedic surgery, most people may think of the picture of doctors holding hammers, saws, and screwdrivers to operate, but Liu Derong, director of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and deputy chief physician of Minqin County People's Hospital, said that orthopedic surgery is not just a simple matter of knocking and hammering and combining screws and steel plates.
"The orthopedic surgeon is both a work of strength and embroidery." When they met, Liu Derong described it like this. "Orthopedic surgery is like 'changing parts' for a patient's limbs, many operations require considerable physical strength, and at the same time, orthopedic surgery will also involve subtle operations such as blood vessels, nerves, ligaments, muscles, etc., which is a delicate job that requires considerable patience."
Although knee diseases are not fatal, they can seriously affect the quality of life of patients, and the reduction of physical activity due to joint diseases often leads to other serious complications. In general, once the joint disease is severe enough that the patient is unable to walk, stand, etc., it is necessary to consider joint replacement. "The joint is the fulcrum of the human body, all human movements need to revolve around this fulcrum, once the fulcrum is damaged, the human body will have all kinds of problems, and our task is to re-support this fulcrum for patients." Liu Derong said.
Doctor's rounds taken by Yang Yan
Under the leadership of Liu Derong, 21 medical staff in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery of Minqin County People's Hospital are the first county-level hospitals in Gansu Province to carry out hip and knee replacement, pay close attention to the feelings and needs of patients and their families, overcome technical problems, and fill many technical gaps. At present, the department has carried out a number of difficult surgeries such as hip and knee replacement, intervertebral foraminoscopy, percutaneous puncture vertebroplasty, minimally invasive treatment of complex fractures of limbs and bone diseases. Up to now, more than 1,000 hip and knee replacements have been completed, regaining confidence and bringing high-quality life to nearly 1,000 patients with joint diseases.
"I've had joint disease for many years, but now I don't feel any pain anymore, I feel much better when I walk, and I'm very happy that I'm recovering well after surgery and can work in the fields." Ms. Wang has severe knee osteoarthropathy and underwent artificial joint replacement surgery in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery of Minqin County People's Hospital. Now you can go up and down stairs and ride a bicycle like a normal person......
"We strive to provide patients with precision medical care that is less costly, less traumatic, and more effective." Liu Derong said that we ultimately treat the person itself, not a simple disease, not only pay attention to the appearance of the disease, and once the ontology of the person is ignored, all the treatment effects will be greatly reduced.
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As a key construction specialty of the hospital, Liu Derong adheres to the spirit of speaking with technical strength, leads by example, works steadily, and leads the doctors of the department to Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou and other regions to learn from teachers, and gradually forms a treatment technology with minimally invasive treatment of spine and joint diseases and trauma orthopedics as the characteristics of the department. In 2023, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery took the lead in carrying out minimally invasive osteotomy correction of hallux valgus and arthrodesis for foot dislocation in rheumatoid arthritis in Wuwei area, and has operated on more than 20 patients so far, winning wide praise and good reputation.
If you want to bring the best treatment to patients, you need to read more, do more research, study hard and practice boldly. The Department of Orthopedic Surgery of Minqin County People's Hospital regularly organizes medical staff to go out to learn new technologies and carry out new businesses, and has matured to carry out minimally invasive surgical treatment techniques for hip and knee replacement, various limb trauma and bone diseases, striving to let patients get high-quality and efficient medical services without leaving the county, effectively improving patients' medical experience, and being a guardian of orthopedic health that the people can trust and patients can rest assured. (Reporter: Yang Yan)
Source: Oasis Minqin client