Adam Gruca (born 3 December 1893 in Majdan Sieniawski, died 3 June 1983 in Warsaw) was a famous Polish orthopaedist, inventor, and surgeon.[1] He is considered to be the founder of modern orthopedic surgery in Poland. Gruca also invented various orthopaedic instruments and appliances.[2]
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References
edit- ^ "Prof. Adam Gruca". Wielkie postacie polskiej ortopedii (in Polish). Polskie Towarzystwo Ortopedyczne i Traumatologiczne. Retrieved 30 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Stefan Malawski (2002). "Życiorys prof. dra hab. med. Adama Grucy (1893-1983)". Postępy Nauk Medycznych (in Polish). 2. ISSN 1731-2469.
External links
edit- Nizegorodcew, T.; Gruca, A. (1991). "[Adam Gruca. Founder of modern orthopedics in Poland]". Arch Putti Chir Organi Mov. 39 (1): 155–9. PMID 1842487.