I Can Talk to the Internal Organs-Chapter 280 - 246: Can Shattered Bones Grow Back?

Lu Jiu's performance made the three a bit incredulous.

Although femoral head necrosis doesn't have a specific name in traditional Chinese medicine, there's a similar condition.

It's called bone erosion.

The 'Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor', Spiritual Pivot chapter on Stimulating Evil Pathogens, says: "When the virtual evil penetrates deeply into the body, and cold and heat clash, staying inside for long periods, if cold overcomes heat, it causes bone pain and withering muscles; if heat overcomes cold, it rots muscles and turns them into pus, injuring the bone internally, and this internal injury leads to bone erosion."

This means virtual evil invades deep into the body, where cold and heat clash and stay for a long time without leaving. If cold overcomes heat, it results in bone pain and muscle withering; if heat overcomes cold, muscles rot into pus, causing internal bone injury, which develops into bone erosion.

These descriptions are basically similar to modern portrayals of femoral head necrosis.

Thus, once a patient has bone erosion, it means there are two evils battling within their body. No matter who wins, the patient ultimately loses.

To solve the problem, one must first distinguish between cold and heat, drive them out, and then regulate the damaged organs.

This process is quite difficult.

Moreover, why does Lu Jiu not find it daunting, despite the patient having suffered from this condition for ten years?

It's puzzling. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Watching as Lu Jiu already began taking the patient's pulse.

Sun Yuanwen couldn't help but mutter to Zhang Xiaoyong, "Did you hear the director say that a person's bones renew every two years?"

Zhang Xiaoyong shook his head.

"What about you?" Sun Yuanwen looked at Peng Yan.

Peng Yan paused, "I did hear Western medicine say bone cells renew every ten years."

"But this data keeps changing. Some say eight years, others five or three, and there's still no definitive conclusion."

Sun Yuanwen glanced at Lu Jiu, "Why is the director so certain it's two years?"

He didn't believe Lu Jiu was talking nonsense.

This definitely has a basis.

But since Lu Jiu was taking the pulse, the three refrained from asking more questions.

A few minutes later, Lu Jiu said with a smile, "Hmm, Director Zuo's diagnosis is almost spot-on. Director Zuo should have told you earlier that your femoral head necrosis initially resulted from ischemia, likely due to drinking ice water on hot days when you were young, drawing cold and heat evils deeply into the body, damaging the spleen and stomach, leading to insufficient qi and blood."

"Then, constantly doing physical labor hurt the kidneys. As a result, the middle burner's cold and heat were unstable, causing the liver to not disperse smoothly, and blood couldn't flow smoothly to the bones for nourishment. The injured kidneys couldn't generate enough marrow to fill the bones, so gradually the condition accumulated into this disease."

Wang Yongsheng was taken aback by these words.

Although he couldn't clearly remember if he had spleen and stomach issues ten years ago, he was indeed carrying bricks at a construction site back then. It was intensely hot then, and drinking ice water was common.

Lu Jiu deduced his history of physical labor just by taking his pulse—an absolutely astounding ability.

Previously, Director Zuo had mentioned his femoral head necrosis was due to ischemia, but never said anything about past physical labor.

"Dr. Lu, what should I do then?" asked Wang Yongsheng.

Lu Jiu smiled, "First, I'll give you two acupuncture points, and then I'll prescribe some medicine for you to take."

"Okay, okay," Wang Yongsheng nodded repeatedly.

After speaking, Lu Jiu took out the finest needle and began performing acupuncture on Wang Yongsheng.

The first needle was at the Datshu acupoint.

This is the meeting point of bones, all bone diseases can be treated at this point.

Also, this acupoint has a very broad use. For example, if someone is struck by a heavy object and the bones dislocate, without an X-ray, just pressing the Datshu acupoint can diagnose whether there's a bone fracture based on the pain felt; if no pain is felt, then there's no fracture.

Seeing Lu Jiu insert the needle, Peng Yan and the other two watched carefully.

Hmm?

Mountain Burning Fire?

Sun Yuanwen and Zhang Xiaoyong's eyes widened.

Before their shock subsided, Lu Jiu changed his technique and used Piercing Cold.

Wow, this is a top-tier Supplement and Drainage Acupuncture Technique!

He knows this too?

Compared to them, Peng Yan remained much calmer.

Upon seeing the naive expressions of the other two, Peng Yan couldn't help but laugh.

Noticing this, Lu Jiu turned and said, "Sorry, I got carried away and forgot to let you feel the pulse too."

Since the three came to observe, they should definitely try taking the pulse and studying the patient's pulse together to learn.

But Lu Jiu forgot, moving straight to treatment after diagnosis, not realising the three beside him.

"No problem, but I have a question for you," Peng Yan said.

"Go ahead," said Lu Jiu.

"Earlier, you mentioned a person's bones renew every two years, why is that?" Peng Yan asked.

Sun Yuanwen and Zhang Xiaoyong also looked at Lu Jiu, curious.

"Ah, actually, it's a conclusion drawn from observing human growth and development. There's a starting and endpoint for bone development: it starts at the hip joint, the area of the trochanter, and ends at the extremities. From infancy to fully developed bones takes two years," Lu Jiu explained.

"But if bones renew every two years, doesn't that mean our bones grow after the developmental period?" Peng Yan asked.

Lu Jiu smiled, "Of course, but it's not growing, it's updating. After turning 24 and wisdom teeth emerge, male bone growth stops, but bones still update every two years. Hence, when many bone diseases require treatment, the cycle is typically one to two years, even for fractures. Of course, less severe conditions recover faster."

"Yet many hospitals ignore this, opting to replace damaged bones with titanium instead. Though titanium works, it's still not part of the body. Once replaced, it blocks bone renewal, preventing recovery from bone diseases."

"You may have seen that clinical patients with bone fractures who were given internal metal plates and screws felt discomfort two to three years post-surgery. In contrast, those using small splints recover in three to five months without any sequelae."

"Bones have strong self-healing abilities, human intervention isn't necessary. As long as qi and blood are abundant and liver and kidney function remains intact, bones can regenerate even if shattered."

What?

Even shattered bones can regrow?

Peng Yan and the other two had never encountered fracture cases, as surgery doesn't suit traditional Chinese medicine.

But hearing this from Lu Jiu piqued their curiosity.

"Have you treated one?" Peng Yan asked.

"Given the opportunity, I'll treat one for you to see. Comminuted fractures are not complex," replied Lu Jiu.

He had mastered the basics of bone setting and bone touching; unfortunately, patients requiring surgery were too few for his skills to be fully utilized.

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