New-York tribune., 1921-11-28

with me to Vienna, where l can do
some good with it. How can hate live
in face Of such suffering7 There was
never any feeling of bitterness in
Austria toward America, neverl"
DR.. Lorenz bowed his head In his
much for him and he had assumed
greater responsibilities than he antici-
pated in coming here to minister to
American children and at the same
time succor the children Of Austria.
When asked about his immediate
plans, he was all enthusiasm again. At
the merest mention Of his work he
lights up and becomes a commanding
personality, eager to talk, to examine,
to cure, if possible. His life philoso-
ply of work was early inculcated. He
was born on farm in northern
Austria and had to toll as q boy, for
his father was very poor.
II did not go to Vienna until l be-
gan the study Of medicine" he said.
"When / entered the university there
l soon became interested in ortho-
pedic surgery and l have since made
this study the aim of my life.
Work Full or Minute Detail
"The success of my treatment de-
pends upon minute attention to de-
tails after the first actual reduction
of the dislocation. These details in
clude the ,position of the limb, the
stretching Of the contracting and re.
dislocating muscles, the enlarging Of
the anterior portion Of the capsule OF
the socket, and the manipulation be-
fore the limb is encased in the plaster
cast. When all this is done I apply q
paris dressing, such as will thoroughly
immobilize the limb and still permit
sufficient weight to be transmitted
through the shaft to the bone to en-
able nature to do her part in forming
and deepening the socket, which must
so grasp the head of the bone as to
give it support after the patient dis
penses with the plaster.
"The operation is not successful with
children and adults equally. The as
surance of success is made vague, even
of eight years. In adults the opera
ton is difficult
DR.. Lorenz warned against too much
optimism. 1t will be many months be-
fore the results of the operations per
formed now will be known positively.
He expects shortly to set aside two
days each week for operations, instead
of performing them and holding clinics
on the same day. Some unusual and
delicate work will be performed short
ly, when he will use special instru-
ments and a machine to supplement
his hands, but the three operations
performed thus far have been Of a
commonplace order, he said.
Yesterday DIR. Lorenz visited friends
at Mount Vernon and then held nine
consultations with personal patients in
the office of DIR. Dexter T. Ashley, 346
Lexington Avenue, who studied under
! him in Vienna. He devoted the eve
ming to appointments. To-day he will!
perform two operations, one the trans
plantation of muscle from one part of
the body to another; the other for
tenotomy, commonly known as club
foot. This work will be done at the
Hospital for Joint Diseases, 123d
Street and Madison Avenue, and will
be followed by his customary morning
clinic.
He will be the guest of honor at q
luncheon at Fraunces's Tavern, given by
the board Of directors of the Broad
Street Hospital, and later will hold a
clinic at that hospital. Tomorrow
morning he will perform his first oper-
alton here on an infantile paralysis
case,