Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-31
PROF LORENZ's METHOL

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PROF LoRENz's METHOD
ProfLorenzs method OF treatment Is
illustrated by the following detailed ac-
count Of one Of the Denver operations;
"rhe first thing We must do is to
lengthen the muscles OF the leg" he
said.
"Ie took hold and pulled. His as
sistants held the body of the child FIRM
ly. lie pulled and worked, giving easy,
deft touches and carefully estimating
the strength Of the muscles In order
that nothing should break As he pulled
he kneaded the hip with his fingers and
watched carefully the location of the
hip bone. He worked thA leg gradually
upward into the air. then pushed the
foot down toward the head. II took
many manipuations and he worked pa
tiently, getting the leg over little TAR
Their each time. AT last he had the
foot down beside the head, and the
child was then In the position Of an ac-
robat who touches his head with his
heels.
DR.. Lorenz Their turned the child and
started TO bend the leg the other way
TO touch the head around under tie
back, This was not SO easy. He bore
hown gently but firmly, using the
bone as lever. Then he bent the leg
backward from the knee joint down.
At last hegot the muscles and tendons
so heightened that he thought II was
safe 10 begin working the bone into the
deformed socket.
10 do this he took a wedge shaped
block, with the sharp point rourd d
and padded, placed the hip OVERT and
began twisting and manipulating. he
worked the bones about apparently IN
danger of breaking the child's frame
every minute and yet doing u win such
careful estimation Of the limit as TO tail
Just short Of breaking
Now | think II We pull the leg out
here" he said, taking hold OF the foot
and lower leg, 'we can III II in.
He pulled first then he pushed ana
twisted. In a minute the head Of the
hip bone found its socket and slipped IN
with little jump that sent the llesll
qulvering in every direction You couid
see the thing done SO plainly That eve
rybody was electrified. There were
shouts OF good" and hearty applause
Now we will see about the stability
of this operation" said the professor
"If we bend the leg back nearly TO It's
normal position and il stays, II is good.
This IL tolerable, this is tolerable
he said bending the leg inch by inch,
hack towards the other one. 'This Is
tolerable. this is tClerabe," he re-
peated, moving more slowly while
everybody held his breath When
the leg was nearly back the hip bone
Jumped out Of the socket with the
same culver of the flesh with which II
had entered. There were Involuntary
easps and groans OF disappointment
from all over the audience.
Eve must do It again, said DR.. Lo-
REM, we did not have the muscles
stretched sufficiently, He repeated ms
manipulations, but with the use o.
more strength. II looked as II he were
tearing the frail body OF the child e
pieces' The mother shuddered and
turned her eyes away. DR. Lorenz pu'
the hip again on the block and pound.
ed with the hard palm OF his hano
where II Joins the wrist, and the DUH
solid resistance sounded like a butcher
pounding meat on his block.
Once more the bone slipped In.
"You can tell II II Is a good opera :
ton by the way the foot jerks said
DR. Lorenz. "The bone In It's new
place draws the muscles so short that
the foot ls made TO spring back II you
touch ~
The foot did spring back, and the au-
dlence applauded.
Now you put II In position at right
al. A. ~ body - aid the professor