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Article: History of surgical science gets a thorough examination
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 21, 1987
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The annals of medical history reveal that at one time if someone
asked, "Do you have holes in your head?" he might have been inquiring
as to whether you were feeling better after state-of-the-art medical
treatment.
Trephining, the art of drilling holes in someone's skull to
dispel evil spirits and make them feel better, is just one element of
the medical lore and equipment housed on four floors of the
International Museum of Surgical Science and Hall of Fame, 1524 N.
Lake Shore Dr.
Trephining sounds like a screwy idea, but 4,000 year-old skulls
from Peru reveal new bone formation in the holes, indicating the
patients not only survived the procedure, but lived a long time
afterward.
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