Wiktor Dega was a Polish surgeon and orthopedist who lived from 1896 to 1995 and became widely known for his work on polio. He served as an expert for the World Health Organization and was one of the founders of the Polish Orthopedic Society. Dega designed new apparatus and devices to help accident victims and survivors of polio, and he developed new therapies and operations for congenital dislocations of the hip. Because of this long career in treating and rehabilitating people with crippling injuries and disease, he has been called the father of rehabilitation in Poland.
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was a Polish surgeon and orthopedist
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Wiktor Dega (7 December 1896-16 February 1995)
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was a Polish surgeon and orthopedist
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was a Polish surgeon and orthopedist who was well known for his work on polio
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new therapies and operations for congenital dislocations of the hip
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