Largest Plate Inserted in Human Skull



Tom Thompson; Decatur, Georgia, USA; April 30, 1971.

Tom Thompson (USA) had a titanium plate measuring 15 x 11 cm (5.9 x 4.33 in) inserted into the left side of his head by neurosurgeons at DeKalb General Hospital, Decatur, Georgia, USA on April 30, 1971. The surgery took place after he had been struck by a car and pronounced dead on arrival at the local hospital.

Source: Guinness World Records 2007