The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-23
MUSCLE SUPPLANTS
THE KNIFE IN FOUR
TEDIOUS OPERATIONS.
Continued From Page One.

forms the eccentric feat called doing the
split" The only difference is. as already
stated, that the cast binds down the leg at
the knee.
The first child operated on was Olive Nc
Lean of Mor+isonville. Ill. She was suf-
fering from one dislocation. The child was
but years old, yet Doctor Lorenz did not
regard hers as a perfect case He pro-
ceeded with the operation slowly, explain
ing his every move. He seemed to en-
counter difficulty In slipping the bone into
its socket. but finally it fell into place
with slight click like the tick of watch.
The femur did not seem very secure in
Lorenz pointed out as an anatomical and
unexpected difficulty. He used much force
TO enlarge. tie. socket and finally seemed
plaster of paris were applied.
MOST SUCCESSFUL CASE
is A DOUBLE DISLOCATION.
The second case was pronounced as the
best of the four. Marguerite Kindlein of
No. 1902 High street was the patient. Hers
was double dislocation. But Doctor
Lorenz completed the operations on both
legs, up to the point of applying the band
ages, in three minutes. He fixed the head
of the femur Of the left leg into its socket
in exactly twenty seconds. His manipuia-
tion of the limb was done with lightning
quickness, and. when the slight jerk and
click announced the surgeons initial sue
cess. the spectators could not refrain from
clapDing their approval.
Margaret Schultz of No. 4W Forest Park
boulevard. and Mary Siski Of No. 1851 South
Thirteenth street were the other two girls
whom the great surgeon sought to help. The
former was years old. and tho latter II.
Little Miss Schultz was crippled like the
Kindlein girl. in both legs. The operations
were the same except that In the third case
sockets were not so easily located. and
when found were partially filled
The last case. that of Mary Slska. Is the
one for which the operator promises least.
The child is II years old. slightly above the
limit.
Despite continued manipulation of the fe-
mur in the region of the peivis when the
istention had been accomplished py the
two strong men, as mentioned, no socket
could be found. Doctor Lorenz interpreted
his failure as meaning that eitner the
socket does not exist or that 1t has been
completely filed up.
In such cases a great amelloration Is
deemed possible The limb was bandaged at
right angles as the others. The purpose Is
to change the formation from a posterior
to an anterior dislocation. Under these latter
conditions the end of the femur finds body
support. 1t lies against a portion OF the
pelvis.
After a year has elapsed, Doctor LorehZ
promises, it will be fixed in this new place
and the shortening of the leg sreaey re-
duced, and walking much easier.
SURGEON SAYS SUBJECTS
PROVE UNUSUALLY DIFFICULT.
After the operations Doctor Lorenz and
Doctor Mueller returned to the Planters Ho-
tel. There, speaking Of the afternoons
work. Doctor Mueller said: :,
we have never met WIN an AZ oncs
three such bad cases as We encountered
here. don't think ever in Europe you
could find. three such unfavoraD.ee cases.
and think we can say she will recover
almost completely. The Oldest glrl can
much as the others. The remaining two.
I think. will be much better wnsn tne ia Sasss I
are taken off. may say thar thsy s,s WI. h,rs pe
with their hips in the right place