Charles Barrett Lockwood (September 23, 1856 - November 8, 1914) was a British surgeon

Surgeon

In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...

 and anatomist who practiced surgery at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London

London

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. Lockwood was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons

Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons

MRCS is a professional qualification for surgeons in the UK and IrelandIt means Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. In the United Kingdom, doctors who gain this qualification traditionally no longer use the title 'Dr' but start to use the title 'Mr', 'Mrs', 'Miss' or 'Ms'.There are 4 surgical...

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Lockwood is remembered for his surgical work with femoral

Femoral hernia

A hernia is caused by the protrusion of a viscus through a weakness in the containing wall. This weakness may be inherent, as in the case of inguinal, femoral and umbilical hernias. On the other hand, the weakness may be caused by surgical incision through the muscles of the abdominal/thoracic wall...

 and inguinal hernia

Inguinal hernia

An inguinal hernia is a protrusion of abdominal-cavity contents through the inguinal canal. They are very common , and their repair is one of the most frequently performed surgical operations....

s. He developed an infra-inguinal

Inguinal

In human anatomy, the inguinal region refers to either the groin or the lower lateral regions of the abdomen. It may also refer to:* Conjoint tendon, previously known as the inguinal aponeurotic falx, a structure formed from the transversus abdominis insertion into the pecten pubis* Granuloma...

 approach for femoral

Femoral

Femoral can refer to:* Femoral artery* Femoral vein* Femur* Femoral triangle* Femoral nerve...

 hernia

Hernia

A hernia is the protrusion of an organ or the fascia of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it. A hiatal hernia occurs when the stomach protrudes into the mediastinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm....

 operations that is known today as the low approach or Lockwood's operation. In 1893, he published an important book titled Radical Cure of Femoral and Inguinal Hernia.

The Lockwood's suspensory ligament of the eye

Human eye

The human eye is an organ which reacts to light for several purposes. As a conscious sense organ, the eye allows vision. Rod and cone cells in the retina allow conscious light perception and vision including color differentiation and the perception of depth...

 is named after him. This structure is the thickened area of contact between Tenon's capsule and the sheaths of the inferior rectus

Inferior rectus muscle

The inferior rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit.-Actions:It depresses, adducts, and helps extort the eye.The inferior rectus muscle is the only muscle that is capable of depressing the pupil when it is in a fully abducted position....

 and inferior oblique muscle

Inferior oblique muscle

The Obliquus oculi inferior is a thin, narrow muscle placed near the anterior margin of the floor of the orbit.-Action:Its actions are lateral rotation, elevation and abduction of the eye....

s. This ligament

Ligament

In anatomy, the term ligament is used to denote any of three types of structures. Most commonly, it refers to fibrous tissue that connects bones to other bones and is also known as articular ligament, articular larua, fibrous ligament, or true ligament.Ligament can also refer to:* Peritoneal...

 is responsible for maintaining the position of the eyeball in its normal upward and forward position within the orbit

Orbit (anatomy)

In anatomy, the orbit is the cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated. "Orbit" can refer to the bony socket, or it can also be used to imply the contents...

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Selected writings

• Hunterian Lectures on the Morbid Anatomy, Pathology, and Treatment of Hernia, (1889)
• Radical Cure of Femoral and Inguinal Hernia, (1893)
• Aseptic Surgery, (1896)
• Writings about Charles Lockwood:
• The life and works of Charles Barrett Lockwood (1856–1914). By Eric C. O. Jewsbury, M.A., (1934)