The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-20
RECEPTION TO DR.. LORERZ.
"a tBENI or MEDICINE HONORS
THE IIENNESE SURGEON.
Hell TIE Glad OF Rest. Tie Tells Dr. Elliott.
Ills Host at q Dinncr-TwO Clinics
Nrsterday-One Operation Over In
a Minute and a Half -Spes Bellevue.


the frst Lorenz operation in the Cnited
States, was DIR Iorenzs Official host at a
dinner given tho Niennese surgeon by the
Orrhopedic SecLono the New York Academy
OF Medicine at the University Clrb last night
After the dinner the NisInese doctor was
brought down 70 the Academy Of Medicine
to attend a reception in his honor, and he
there acknowledged TO Dr. Elliott that once
started on his way homeward. lie would
thank God for all he had seen in America
and for his departure from the house Of his
most hospitalle friends.
IF | had known how hard they would
work me- in New York said DR. Lorenz, Il
would not have come to America.
In fact. the gigantic Nennese has been
all but "over stretched" in the language
81 his own description Of his operation for
Gislocated hip, and while he appreciates
the reception he has had in this country
he feels that he win enjoy in the fullest
measure the relaxation Of his homeward
journey.
DR. Lorenz had been the guest of the
Orthopedic Section of the rademy at the
University. Club. where twenty-four Of
his hosts. under the Craftsmanship Of DR..
Elliott. had sat at the dinner table with
him, DR. Lorenz sitting at DR.. Elliotts
right hand and DR. Robert + Weir. presi-
dent of the academy, at DR.. Elliotts left.
From there the diners had accompanied
their guest To the AGA lemy. There was no
speechmakng at the dinner.
At the Academy DR. Weir presented DR.
Elliott as chairman OF the evening. and he
remarked that DR.. Lorenz had made known
at his clinics certain peculiarities which
he had not quite clarified in his books, and
nf Va al ar n
know
Z Or Elliott mentioned the criticisms
which had been passed upon Dr. Lorenz
dur ing his visit to this country, To the effect
that he used great deal Of force. and he
said: 1T j. true that DR.. LorenZ Is a very
strong man. but those of you who have
seen him operate will agree with me that
his method is the intelligent direction of
that force"
DR. Lorenz in his reply said in part
As long a. the bones are elsst iC enough,
! prefer the bloodless correction of de-
formities to osteotomy. As to the hip,
only in cases Of complete anchylosis do
j operate with the chisel | reserve an
chylosis of the knee joint, also, which
Il rare, for the Chisel."
Dr. Iorenz menti toned the method of n
Paris surgeon for operation bv a bloody
method on clubfopt. and he said Of II tina
in his opinion II was nothing more than
deplorable mutilation of the deformed
foot
DR.. Lorenz then went into an ultra
technical description OF the treatment
OF knee difficulties He branchad from
that to statements al some Of the principles
OF modern surgery as they appeared To him,
and said:
Saving the bones by dividing the soft parts
y leading principle Of modern methods
This conservatism regarding bones and this
rad,calism toward the soft parts OF the body
l. the absolute reverse Of the prinClul"s OF
former times. II really makes little d ference
in the modern view whether YOU divide the
soft parts from the bones under cover Of tn"
skin. or by bloody operations. 40 long ne "ou
divide them thoroughly. but ] prefer the
bloodess methods.
My observation of nature let alone seemed
to me to give the answer to the question
often presented in orthopedic practice as
Va what to do with a child deformed In
cusos for instance, of dislocation of the hip
Joint II seemed TO me that nature required
no more time for the cure than we require
In the bloody operation, SO the bloQdless
operation seemed to me preierdb bic.
II We compare one of these eases OF natural
treatment with one OF operHtive treatment
by the open or bloody method. we shall find
that nv the open treatment We have scarcely
shortened III" disease nj all From that con-
sdera'ion have derived my desire 10 attend
The muscles in the case Of deformcd limbs
may bear the weight of the body and develop
make little Of permanen, extension in
~ SOS Of the hin ioint operation We render
no great s"rNic" 10 our pati"nf- bv making
TRY to make the leg independent Of the mo.
chanical sunpcrt as FAR ~ possible, even in
psralytic affection. To -olvc the problems
bloodless II possible il my aim
Drs. Virgil =. Gibney, Royal Whitman,
Reginald Sayre and Newton NJ Shafier
and President Weir spoke Of the work
DR.. Lorenz has done in this country and
especially at New York city clinics ar d
on motion OF DR.. Homer Gibney the thanks
Of the section and Of the Academy were ten
dered DIR. Lorenz, who then departed for
the opera.
THAT is my only relaxat ion" he said
'ard DO not like TO have to miss IL"
DR., Whitman said that one Of DR.. Lor-
EMS achievements which had not been
dwelt upon was his demonstration that a
broken femur head could he so treated that
a patient could be made to walk.
. Yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock DIR.
Lorenz demonstrated his functional weight
bearing method Of operative treatment for
congenital dislocation Of the hip joint at
the Bellevue Hospital Medical College,
and at noon he made a further demons,ra-
ton al the Vanderbilt clinic Of the College
OF Physicians and Surgeons
He operated on two cases At each place
At Bellevue the first pal lent was uniatcral
subject. and the second bilateral and the
doctor reduced the disloca'ion in the latter
case In about minute and half. The
cases at the Physicians and Surgeons were
surgeon was watched at his work 10y a.
many persons as could be crowded into
the operating or lecture rooms
At the Vanderbilt, clinic two children
who had been previously operat ed upon
were exhibited. One, Julia Sweeney of
3s9 Tenth avenue who had been operat cd
upon year ago this month, walked about
the floor OF the operating pit as well a. any
child OF her age, She appeared 10 he about
years old. DR.. Iorenz was delight ed
with this demonstration of the practical
value Of his method
1T has always been my greatest pride. ~
he exclaimed. "to see case cured by my
method by another. II gives me pleasure
to introduce 10 YOU this little lady who is
able to walk before you here. She has
been perfectly cured.
The child il one of the numerous patients
vino have been operated upon AZ tho Hos
pital for the Ruptured and Crippled bv
the l.orenz method, but before his visit to
the United States.
Il saw similar good results in Paris and
elsewhere. said DR.. Lorenz. land | have
only just learned of an Amsterdam doct or
who used my method in forty cases and
In thirty of them got good results.
In this ease before us, in which the little
girl walk 50 well. the anatomical result ;
may perhaps not be quite beyond doubt
but the functional results are perfect
should guess that the left leg il the one
that was operated upon, although have
not seen an N-ray picture of the parts
The femur head rolls under nv thumb
apparently in the proper place i'm the groin