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That's a rather large hole! , imagine if you will, for a minute that this was you. . . Needing to have your skull drilled by a medieval surgeon with no anesthetic? It happen to him for real. . . that must have hurt!

Taken at the bone house,(SEE BOTTOM FOR EXPLANATION) Hythe, Kent, England

Trepanning,

also known as trephination, trephining or making a burr hole, is a surgical intervention in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the human skull, exposing the dura mater to treat health problems related to intracranial diseases.

It may also refer to any "burr" hole created through other body surfaces, including nail beds. It is often used to relieve pressure beneath a surface. A trephine is an instrument used for cutting out a round piece of skull bone.

Evidence of trepanation has been found in prehistoric human remains from Neolithic times onward. Cave paintings indicate that people believed the practice would cure epileptic seizures, migraines, and mental disorders.[1] The bone that was trepanned was kept by the prehistoric people and may have been worn as a charm to keep evil spirits away. Evidence also suggests that trepanation was primitive emergency surgery after head wounds to remove shattered bits of bone from a fractured skull and clean out the blood that often pools under the skull after a blow to the head. Such injuries were typical for primitive weaponry such as slings and war clubs.

There is some contemporary use of the term. In modern eye surgery, a trephine instrument is used in corneal transplant surgery. The procedure of drilling a hole through a fingernail or toenail is also known as trephination.

It is performed by a physician or surgeon to relieve the pain associated with a subungual hematoma (blood under the nail); a small amount of blood is expressed through the hole and the pain associated with the pressure is partially alleviated.

YUK! :)



There are some 2000 skulls in the Bonehouse of St Leonard’s Church, mainly arranged on shelves so you can get a good look at them – like the faces of the living they have their own characteristics and expressions.

A few are of special interest as showing medical and dental conditions; there is even an example of trepanning. There are also about 8000 long bones – mainly thigh-bones – in a rather nicely designed pile. So that represents the remains of about 4000 people (men, women and children) – obviously the skulls being more fragile have not survived in such numbers. We do make a small charge to visitors: our bonehouse has been a nice little earner for the church since medieval times.

Some people think it is wrong to put them on show, but they are reverently treated, they remain on consecrated ground, and they are contributing to their church even as they did in life. They are also of scientific importance, and it would be a pity to deny access to them. The guide who takes your money will point out the ones of special interest.

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Canon
Model
Canon EOS Kiss X5
Shutter Speed
1/40 second
Aperture
F/13.0
Focal Length
40 mm
ISO Speed
6400
Date Taken
Jan 23, 2012, 12:10:24 PM
Sensor Size
22mm
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Fascinating :wow: