Adam Gruca (born 3 December 1893 in Majdan Sieniawski, died 3 June 1983 in Warsaw) was a famous Polish orthopaedist, inventor, and surgeon. He is considered to be the founder of modern orthopedic surgery in Poland. Gruca also invented various orthopaedic instruments and appliances. References External links 1893 births 1983 deaths People from Przeworsk County Polish orthopaedic surgeons Polish Rifle Squads members Recipients of the Order of the Banner of Work Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1944–1989) 20th-century surgeons