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The Charles procedure: misquoted and misunderstood since 1950
1Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill, USA.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|December 1, 1996
Summary
The Charles procedure for leg lymphedema, though named after Sir Havelock Charles, lacks documented evidence of his successful treatment for this condition. Its attribution appears to stem from a later publication.
Area of Science:
- Surgical Oncology
- Lymphedema Management
- Medical History
Background:
- The Charles procedure is an eponym for surgical treatment of leg lymphedema.
- Sir Richard Henry Havelock Charles documented successful scrotal lymphedema treatment but not leg lymphedema.
- Attribution of leg lymphedema treatment to Sir Havelock Charles emerged in 1950.