Jean Verbrugge

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.

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