Adolf Lorenz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Adolf Lorenz

Austrian physician

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1854

Place of Birth: Vidnava, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 12-Feb-1946

Profession: physician, orthopedic surgeon

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Adolf Lorenz

  • Adolf Lorenz (21 April 1854 – 12 February 1946) was an Austrian orthopedic surgeon who was a native of Weidenau, Austrian Silesia (today Vidnava, Czech Silesia). He studied medicine at the University of Vienna and subsequently worked as an assistant to surgeon Eduard Albert (1841-1900) in Vienna.
  • In 1901 he was one of the founders of the German Society of Orthopaedic Surgery.
  • He was the father of famed ethologist Konrad Lorenz (1903-1989). Adolf Lorenz is remembered for his work with bone deformities.
  • As a young surgeon during the 1880s, he developed a severe allergic skin reaction to carbolic acid, a compound that was used extensively in operating rooms.
  • Although the condition prevented him from performing traditional surgical operations, he continued in the medical profession as a "dry surgeon", treating patients without cutting into skin or tissue.
  • Subsequently, he was given the nickname "The Bloodless Surgeon of Vienna".
  • His techniques became known as bloodless surgery, reflecting his noninvasive techniques.
  • He was also a eugenicist who said that babies born prematurely should be left to die rather than develop spastic paralysis.He was renowned for his treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip in children.
  • His technique involved putting the patient under light anesthesia, placing the child in a plaster spica cast in abduction, then using external rotation as the child matured.
  • Also, he added a specialized walking frame to give the patient a measure of mobility. He created a manipulative treatment for club feet, a process that involved stretching or breaking the tendons, ligaments, and epiphyseal plates until the foot was properly aligned.
  • Once alignment was achieved, he applied a cast so that the foot healed in the corrected position. Through the use of traction and pulleys, Lorenz developed a mechanism for treatment of scoliosis. Due to his fame in orthopedics, he became acquainted with several dignitaries, including U.S.
  • President Theodore Roosevelt.
  • During his travels in the United States, he gave an inspirational exhibition in Dallas, an exhibition that became a catalyst in the creation of the Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium, later known as the Baylor University Medical Center and Baylor Health Care System.

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