Jean Verbrugge Explained

Jean Verbrugge
Birth Date:	16 December 1896
Sport:	Fencing
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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] [3]}

Dr. Verbrugge was the author of 175 publications on orthopedic medicine, and President of the Belgian Orthopedic Association three times.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.healio.com/orthopedics/sports-medicine/news/print/orthopaedics-today-europe/%7B06b406bb-8d0c-44b8-a316-f9619e2b0c24%7D/ghent-university-orthopaedists-known-for-osteosynthesis-meniscus-spine-advances "Ghent University Orthopaedists Known for Osteosynthesis Meniscus Spine Advances"
2. Web site: Jean Verbrugge Bio, Stats, and Results . 5 July 2016 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161003191027/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/jean-verbrugge-1.html . 3 October 2016 .
3. Web site: Jean Verbrugge . Olympedia . 12 August 2021.
4. "Verbrugge, Jean", in Who's Who in Orthopedics, Seyed B. Mostofi, ed. (Springer Science & Business Media, 2004) pp342-344