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Jean Verbrugge

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Jean Verbrugge
Personal information
Born16 December 1896
Died7 January 1964(1964-01-07) (aged 67)
Sport
SportFencing

Jean Verbrugge (16 December 1896 – 7 January 1964) was a Belgian orthopedic surgeon, professor at Ghent University, and the inventor of the Verbrugge forceps as well as other surgical tools.[1] Early in his career, he was also an accomplished fencer who competed for Belgium at the 1920 and 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]

Dr. Verbrugge was the author of 175 publications on orthopedic medicine, and President of the Belgian Orthopedic Association three times.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ghent University Orthopaedists Known for Osteosynthesis Meniscus Spine Advances"
  2. ^ "Jean Verbrugge Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Verbrugge, Jean", in Who's Who in Orthopedics, Seyed B. Mostofi, ed. (Springer Science & Business Media, 2004) pp342-344