New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-14
DIR. LoRENz's METHODS DISCUSSED.
Approval and Criticism Expressed in the
Medical Congress.

Washington. May 13-Fifteen Of the component
societies of The congress Of American Physicians
and Surgeons held meetings to-day some Of them
concluding their work
The methods Of Professor I,orenz the Austrian
surgeon. in the treatment of congentaI hip dis
ease and cluhfoot furnished the feature Of general
interest al the meetings of the American Surgical
and orthopedic associations. To the Surgical As
ISOLATION the case of Charles Wiett operated
last November by DR.. Lorenz for clubfoot.
presented. Although OF excessive difficulty.
the operation declared perfect success. No
especial condemnation of Lorenz's methods was
elected, but of the more conservative mem
hers of the association were adverse in their "rti-
cisms- The statement made that the opera
ton performed by DR.. Lorenz on Lolita Armour
had not proved entirely successful. II was evident
from the tone of the discussion that majority Of
The surgeons in attendance were supporters of
borenz'S methods No action however. taken.
The storm centre in the discussion of Dr. Lorenz's
methods was at the session of the Orthopedic As
ISOLATION. before which Dr. a. J. Steele, of St
Louis. cited the of boy. eight years old.
afflicted with hip disease who had been operated
on hy the Austrian surgeon and had died from
meningitis. He did not attribute death directly to
the operation, but warned his colleagues that the
Lorenz methods ought TO be employed with great
care.
DIR. H Augustus Wilson. OF the jefferson Hos
pital, Philadelphia, presented report twenty
three observed in the hospital, eight of which
were operated on by DR.. Lorenz. DR.. Wilson de-
the Austrian in all the cases presented his
judgment carried great weight.
Or. ". VI. l. Coplin, of Philadelphia, reported
the of a seven-year-old girl who died after Dr
Lorenz had operated her. death, in the view OF
DR. Copin. being due to shock.
DIR. Cwiym G. Davis of the University Of Penn
sylvania- read paper in which he maintained that
the Lorenz methods too severe. and that theE
had been accompanied by injuries, paralysis and
death.
DR.. E H Bradford of Boston, while he dld not
quite approve the LorenZ practice expressed great
admiration for Professor Lorenz. One of his oo-
jects in attending the meeting was to oher resolu
tons of thanks to Professor Lorenz TOT coming "
this country and demonstrating his methods Dr
bradford said he believed the demonstration or Dr
Ioreuzs methods had been of distinct advantage 10
The medical and surgical professions in this coun-
try and thought that in the treatment OF cLiIalen
under seven years old for con congefh'al i'p
~ II uenrv Ling TAYLOR. of New-York, expressed
his high regard for DR.. Lorenz put nIalIt1 j.,
order 10 obtain successful results from the eloS
ment of his methods - = -, ~,,rgeo,s
who attended President Mckinley. did not APPROX
~ the breaking of bones and the lmPa1Tneinl o.
tissues incident to the operations u
~ pr Moore of Minneapolis, thought the tern tern
rs 1InfortIInate as it appealed strongly 10 par
ents who wished their children to be cured VII id
~ - clean incision would be less bloody than an
operation by the Lorenz method ,4.o,+;or 20
tho fact that Professor Lorenz had not cIalfneo per
lection for his method He had and 50
per cent of single dislocations could be reouceo
through his operations - :, ~ boe+ of tenn
per ali the speakers expressing sincere regard I3l
DR. Lorenz personally anu proIssS l ~ Xar1
| 1i,gSton of Montreal. who declared that Df.
| Iorenz had rendered great service TO mankind