Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-14
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Not Discussed bys 0fthopedic
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HIS CASES IN THIS COUNTRY NOT
ENTIRELY SUCCESSFUL.
Those He Performed in Chicago Refer
red to-That of Little Lolita Armour
Explained in Detail.

The orthopedic Association was in ses-
sion at the Arlington today. but DR.. ,Lorenz
and his methods were not subjects for COM
nnent. 1t was not the intention of the men,
bers of the association to further discuss
the famous Vienna doctor and his system
for the correction OF congenital hip disease.
While this was the determination OF the
doctors so far as the open discussion was
concerned, what had been said at the meet
ings yesterday rendered 1t rather necessary
that they should either adopt some resolu-
ton indorsing him or his method Or subject
themselves to the inference that might
come with the lack Of any further reference
to him. The remark Of DIR. Bradford in the
meeting yesterday to the effect that he
proposed to introduce resolution compli-
mentary to DR.. Lorenz 1t Is understood was
intended as an expression of his personal
feelings toward the Austrian doctor rather
than an exact statement as to the course he
would pursue. ,
Dr.. Lorenz's Cases.
The doctors today thought it would per-,
haps be ''undignified'' to go further into the
Lorenz case. AS stated in The Star yester-
day, the comment on both the man and his
method did not fulfill any Of the predictions
that he would be subject to severe criti--
cism at the hands Of the members of the
association. A great many of the doctors
today thought the whole matter might as
well end just where 1t was left yesterday.
The belief was expressed by leading men,
bers Of the association to the effect that
the results Of the operations by DR.. Lorenz
tons having been performed 1t will be nee
essary to have time in order to determine
to what extent they are successful. The
| fact that his methods for using great force
To- <0y y>ya
| the acetabulum hip socket have been so
| widely accepted by physicians in their prac-
tice is said to be a sufficient evidence of the
way he is held by the profession at large.
| and on his methods yesterday Is thought by
many of the doctors to be sufficient ex-
preston from the association to allow the
matter to rest until the results of the Lo-
REM operations have been fully determined.
Those in Chicago.
While in Chicago DR.. Lorenz operated on
twenty-one cases. in no'one6 of which. 1t is
said. was there what might be pronounced
a perfect result-that is, the placing of the
femur in the hip socket A very prominent
| member of the Orthopedic Association to-
day, speaking of Dr. Eorerizs practice in
Chicago. stated that Dr. John L. Porter,
the physician in charge of the case of little
Lolita Armour, who was operated on by
DR.. Lorenz, has recently 1'said that the
femur in the hip joint, but that the head of
the femur was placed~by that operation
anterior to the acetabNlum and now lies
beneath the femoral artery and nerve. This
result Is what Is pronounced "good by
the doctors. but 1t Is not perfect. In cases
of congenital hip dislocaton, such as
operated on by Dr., Lorenz by bis method.
the femur; or great bone Of the upper part
of the leg, instead OF having its head in the
acetabulum. or hip socket. is misplaced and
is back Of the socket As the child grows
and the weight on the leg is increased the
leg affected becomes shorter and there is
limpfng. The operation of LorenZ Is to. II
possible. place the head of the femur In
the socket, and failing In that to place 1t
anterior to, or in front of, the femur, OF
great bone, of the leg.
In that position the full use Of the leg is
not secured, but as the child grows older
the effect of added weight Is not to shorten
the leg, and there is little or no hmping.
In the case of Lolita Armour 1t Is said the
affected leg is now three-eighths of an inch
shorter than is the case with the unaffected
leg. By the operation performed by DIR.
L0renz the further shortening of the leg Is
prevented. Doctors all say that this is a
great improvement in the condition Of the
child. although the desired result was not
attained.
Good Feeling for Vienna Doctor.
Among members of the association gen.
orally there is great deal of good feeling
for DR.. Lorenz. 1t Is said by them that the
Vienna doctor was unfortunate In the fact
that his claims in respect to his method
were greatly exaggerated by the newspa-
pers of the country. They do not blame
him for this as they are unit in assert
ing that he was always modest In both his
claims and his statements concerning ex-
actly what he has accomplished In regard
to the Armour child 1t Is understood that
DR.. Lorenz has made no effort to claim
that the result OF the operation has been