The Washington times., 1903-11-01
DR.. LORENZ DEFENDED
BY CORNELL PROFESSOR
'gThe Method, Not the Man,
Is His Keynote.
RESULTS HIS INDICATION
Method of Operating Had Been Advised
BY Medical Authorities
Years Age.

Newton NJ. Shaffer, professor OF orrho-
paedic surgery in Cornell University,
has written the following review of DR..
Lorenz's visit to the United States:
s'It is now about n year since Dr.
Lorerz came TO this country and per-
formed in various cities his operation
for the reduction Of congenital disIOca-
tio1 of the hip joint. in children. In
view OF the prominence given to his
visit and of the discussion which has
taken place, both among his professional
colleagues and the laity, as 70 the
merits of his method, etc, 1t seems
proper TO study briefly the results of his
presence here; TO review the operations
he performed. and TO estimate, generally,
the effects Of his work
The Method, Not the MAJ
In order to do this fairly, we must
bear IL mind that we have 20 deal prin-
cipally with the method ana what II
represents, and not the man. This would
seem to be an inappropriate place 10
discuss. except incidentally. DR.. Lorenz's
personality. Whether he paid proper at
tention 20 the amenities Of social life
while he WIS here, in no way concerns
the p.--sent article. We seek rather to
deal with facts and with the results
which his visit has produced
LAS is well known. the visit of DR.
Lorenz was marked by a wave OF en-
thusiasm quite unprecedented in the
history Of the country. Those critics
who dispkrage him on this account are !,
/ think. mistaken The press Of the
country Is responsible for the great
prominence given TO the man and his
method. 1t is, however, to the credit
of the press that a foreign apostle Of
Humanitarian idea should be so greatly
applauded and extolled- DR.. Lorenz's
visit presented not only scientific. med
ical side, but also represented relief to
a class of sufferers who have been al
most entirely neglected before he made
the oreration for overcoming congenital
oislocation popular and of service 70 the
world at large.
Gave Time to Poor.
Simply as a man OF science. DIT.
Lorenz would have received no more
public notice than many other men,
more or less prominent. who have visit
ed this country. But as one who repre-
sented relief from distress and deformi-
~. as one who gave his time and efforts
10 the poor he struck a sympathetic
chord in the very hearts Of the people,
which found expression in the press OF
the entire country
DIR Iscrenz would be more than hu-
man IL he did not feel and even show,
some emotion as the result Of the uni
versal praise bestowed upon him. The
writer knows. however. that ne depre-
Gated Ibis attitude Of the py-lc. He
old IA, seek prominence. 1t was APP
parent 10 at least some Of those who
came into Intimate contact with him
that he was by nature both modest and
unassuming
Operation Not New.
The operation for the reduction OF a
dislocated hip. as many know. Is not
new. The one performed by LorenZ is
practically the same operation describ-
ed by many Of the old. classical writ
ers. fO- acute or recent dislocation- But
the persistence. and IN many ways the
originality. Of Lorenz adapted II 20 "A
chronic (cOngenltaD. condition. which
only few years ago was regarded by
the medical profession as incurable. For
1his. he deserves great credit. and his
successful effort marks an era In
crthopaedlC surgery.
Having operated upon over one
thousand cases LOrenz' technique is adj
n-ir0bIc and his skin is unQuesuOned.
The sgriter -egards him as a master.
and he feeIs Lhat he is today without an
equal il this particular field Of manip
Ulative work
Method of Operation.
The method Of operating. the social
ed blo0dless method. was deemed by
many even among tho medical profee-