Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
At the POSTGRADUATE Hospital.

DR.. Lorenz ard DR.. Muller were driven
to the POSTGRADUATE Medical School and
Hospital. There three patients were operat-
ed on for congenital dislocation of the hip
and one for club foot.
1t was not until $3.50 that Dr. Lorenz ap-
peared ready to operate, but the ampithea-
ter was filled over hour before Fully
$50 persons saw his work A score of them
were women. So great was the crush that
many persons went to the roof and peered
through the narrow skylight and ventilators
for view of the operations, the amphi-
tneater , being on the top floor. 1t was pierre
ing cold UP there, but the spectators did not
seem to mind 1t, and they watched the doc
tors movements for over two hours. At
30 Dr r. st John Rosa, president of the
IoSen1 ma faculty, introduced DR..
MADE few remarks. and the first patient
was brought in According to his custom.
Dr. Lorenz lectured while he worked. and
he was frequently applauded
Lena Purcell, three years old was tho
first to be operated on. and the dislocation
was soon in place.
Both Hips Dislocated.
The next case was that of Lillian Car.
mody, nine years old, who has suffered from
dislocation Of both hip joints. This OPERA
ton took about twenty-five minutes. Her
left hip had been successfully operated on
by the Lorenz method few weeks ago by
Dr. A. NJ Phelps of the Post-Graduate
Hospital
Florence WalfaH. five years old, with a
single disiocation. was then brought in This
operation was also long DR.. Iorenz ex-
planning every detail.
Then the Vienna surgeon lectured on club
foot and said he would perform an opera
ton for that defect. In the course of his
remarks he said the United States was a
leader in orthopedic surgery This opera-
ton for clubfoot can be performed on
adults, as well as children" he continued
which is not possible for congenitaI dis
location OF the hip with any degree of sue
cess l once operated on a man in Ger
many forty years old; also on one twenty
three years old. Both recovered the use of
their feet. One was operated on with a
knife, and the other without. The only
cutting l ever tolerated for this affection
was that which affected the soft parts of
the member
Club Foot Operation.
Hattie Brill, four years old, was the pa
tient selected for the operation, the right
foot being affected. DR.. Lorenz kneaded
and twisted the crippled foot until 1t was
as soft and pliable as piece of putty.
Then he deftly moulded 1t into its proper
form, and announced that the operation was
completed. plaster cast was fitted on the
foot by DR.. Muller and DR.. Lorenz Dr.
Lorenz said the child should be allowed to
use her foot as much as she could after
four or five days, and that 1t would be nee
essary to keep the cast on for six or seven
months. after which she could walk
The four operations at the POSTGRADUATE
Hospital occupied more than two hours, and
at their close DR.. Lorenz showed that he
was a tired man.
After the clubfoot had been reduced to its
proper position bandages were put on from
the toes up to the knee. A triangular hole
was then cut over the dorsum of the foot
to allow free movement, and the bandage
was cut away from over the toes to allow
free circulation. DR.. Lorenz insisted on
these two points.
At $40 the clinic was over, and the tired
nurses and assistants were free. DR. Muller
assisted DR.. Lorenz throughout the opera
lions. while DR.. Jason Samuel Parker of the
hospital staff administered the ether.