Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07

New York. N. Y; Barton H. Potts, Phila-
dsiphia' Pa; B. Alex. Randa hi Raiei-
more. Md; J. NJ. Ray. Louisville KY;
r. G. Reese, New York, N. Y; r. A. Reeve,
Toronto, Canada; H. o. Reik, Baltimore,
Nd: J: Scott Rsnner. Buffalo. n T.; Geo.
L. Richards, Fall River Mass: Huntington
Richards, Concord, N. H; Chas W. Rich
ardson. Washington. D. c.: S. o. Richey,
Washington, D. G: Charles E. Rider,
ter N T.: H W. Ring, New Haven, Conn;
s. D. Risley, Philadelphia, Pa; A. w. De-
Roaldes. New Orleans. La: William King
Rogers, Columbus, Ohio; D. B. st. john
more, Brooklyn, N. Y; Ralph w. Seiss,
Philadelphia, Pa; ]. B. shapleigh, st.
Louis, Mo; Henry L Shaw, Boston; Mass. Mass:
J. E; Sheppard, BROOKLYN N Y; s. Terry
Syracuse, N; Y: E. D. Spear, Boston Mn
Frank B: sprague. Providence. r. l.;
Franklin NJ Stevens. New York. N. Y:
George E. Shambaugh, Chicago. IL;
w. S. shattuck, jr..- Brooklyn, n y;
s. B. st. John, Hartford, Conn; George
phen. Newark. N. j.; L; H. Taylor Wilkes
barre, Pa; Samuel Theobald, Baltimore,
Md: William Thomson, Philadelphia, Pa;
Andrew Timberman, Columbus, .ohio; !:
Wales. indianapolis, Ind; D. Harold
W alker Boston, Mass; David Webster,
New York, N. Y; J. A White, Richmond,
Va; F. Whiting, New York, N. y; F. M.
Wilson. Bridgeport, Conn.,; Hiram Woods,
Baltimore, Md.
The honorary members are: Prof. A: era
ham Bell, Washington, D. c.; Dr.. Albert
H. Buck, New York, N. Y; Dr.. John
Glasgow, Scotland; DR.. Arthur MatheWson'
Brooklyn, N. Y: Prof. Adam Politzer.
Vienna, Austria; Prof Ogden NJ. Rood, New
York, N. Y; DR.. Luc, Paris. France.
Bone Surgery.
The session of the society closed shortly
after 1890 o'clock, when the members
went to the White House, where the mem
bers of the congress were received by Presi-
dent Roosevelt at 2:3O The meeting OF the
American Orthopedic Association, which
took place in the art gallery, was pre-
sided over by Dr. Joel E. Goldthwait Of
Boston, Mass, the president of the organi-
ration. DR.. Goldthwait introduced DIR. T.
H. Myers. who spoke at length upon
Typhoid Spine, with Especial Reference to
the Deformity.'
DR.. Myers spoke of the difficulties oc-
casionally arising in making diagnosis
the pathology, the treatment, the prog
nosis and history of two cases. with
skiagraphs. DIR. David Silver was the
second physician to read a paper. HIS
subject was "A Case of Typhoid Spine
With X-Ray Findings" He gave de-
scription of a case in which the impor-
tant symptoms were extreme disability
and atrophy of the spinal muscles, es-
pecially on the left side. Almost imme-
diate relief came from fixatioh.
"A Brief Survey of the General Knowl-
edge of Bone Regeneration and Certain
Features of Osteomyelitis' was the subject
taken up by DR.. A. r. Colvin: He spoke
relative to reports of cases and exhibitions
of photographs, demonstrating the share
taken by constituent parts of bone in re-
generation, the regeneration OF the SHAFT
and cancellous tissue, the reproduction OF
,t<Nr,, ip,1I dot oil hn
Of the epiphysis and it's lack of bone pro-
duction, the reproduction Of the cpiphysls
after destruction of the intermediary disc,
the ease with which nature removes The
dead bone in the young, the ordinary
process of bone regeneration, coupled with
tile inherent active bone production at this
age the ability to trace these processes In
the photographs and consequently the IN
telligent conservatism in the treatment of
pyogenic osteomyelitis in the young.
When DR. Colvin had concluded, DR.. Au-
gustus Thorndike took for the subject OF
an interesting paper, THE Regeneration of
Bone from Periosteum." Three cases, which
Illustrated the process by radiograms, were
cited. one boy of three years with tuber-
culoss of the numerous and subsequently
of the shoulder Joint. Illustrations showed
resection of the upper quarter bone OF the
shaft and of the head of the bone,
shadow picture of new bone shows In SIX
weeks, and finally the shell of bone firm,
but thin, in six months DR.. Thorndlke
spoke of a case of hip disease. The
patient was four years of age and an
abcess followed several months afterWard
by infection and osteomyelitis mad deVei,
oped There was resection or the heao
of the femur, and the upper third OF the
shaft He said the shaft and neck, AFTER
three years, consisted of firm dense bone
as shone by strong X-ray shadow.
According to the deductions or Dr. Thorn-
dixie the bone is regenerated SO as TO cast a
shadow in from six to nine weeks and is
fairly solid in six months. He also stated
that the ages indicate that destruction from
osteomyeltis or a diffuse destruction of the
shaft of the bone from tuberculosis Is apt
to come in little children rather than In
older folk.
Other Papers Read.
The other papers read were as follows:
Treatment of Bone Infections" by DR..
Stewart Leroy McCurdy; preliminary Re-
port on the Aetiologic Relation of Albu-
minous Putrefaction in the Intestine to
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteo Arthritls,
Arthritis Deformans,' by Drs. c. r. An
drews and Michael Hoke; Report Of a
Case on Rheumatoid Arthritis (so-cal.eD
of Both Hands, Showing the Different
Results of Rest and Baking Dr..
R. H. Sayre; THE Treatment of Some
Types Of Rheumatoid Disease by Means OF
PHYSICAL Therapeutics" THE Place OF OPP
erative Surgery in the Treatment OF
Chronic Arthritis," Dr. Charles F. RAINIER;
and "a Consideration of the Causes and
characteristics of the Weak Foot, With
Reference to the Principles That Should
Govern Its Treatment DR.. Royal WHIT
man. Discussions relative to each subject
were entered into after the close of each
paper.
This evening at $50 the members of the
congress will hear the address of the presi-
dent of the congress and attend the recep-
ton to be held Immediately thereafter by