Jean-Henri Jaeger | |
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Born | 1944 |
Died | (aged 78) |
Nationality | French |
Education | University of Strasbourg I |
Occupation(s) | Surgeon Professor |
Jean-Henri Jaeger (1944 – 8 February 2022) was a French surgeon and academic. [1] He was well known for developing a surgical technique to repair the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), using the fascia lata as a form of transplant.
Jaeger was born in Thionville to an engineer father who worked for the SNCF. He became devoted to working in surgery after a near-death experience from a kick to the stomach during a football match at the age of six. He studied at the University of Strasbourg I, where he met his lifelong friend Arsène Wenger. [2]
In 1978, while working for a clinic, he was called to be team surgeon for RC Strasbourg Alsace. He notably operated on Marius Trésor in 1981, who then competed in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. [3] Other players he operated on included Raymond Kopa, Zinedine Zidane, Dragan Stojković, Bixente Lizarazu, and others. [4] [5] He was also a professor at the University of Strasbourg I.
Jaeger died in Salernes on 8 February 2022, at the age of 78. [6]
Jean-Henri Jaeger | |
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Born | 1944 |
Died | (aged 78) |
Nationality | French |
Education | University of Strasbourg I |
Occupation(s) | Surgeon Professor |
Jean-Henri Jaeger (1944 – 8 February 2022) was a French surgeon and academic. [1] He was well known for developing a surgical technique to repair the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), using the fascia lata as a form of transplant.
Jaeger was born in Thionville to an engineer father who worked for the SNCF. He became devoted to working in surgery after a near-death experience from a kick to the stomach during a football match at the age of six. He studied at the University of Strasbourg I, where he met his lifelong friend Arsène Wenger. [2]
In 1978, while working for a clinic, he was called to be team surgeon for RC Strasbourg Alsace. He notably operated on Marius Trésor in 1981, who then competed in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. [3] Other players he operated on included Raymond Kopa, Zinedine Zidane, Dragan Stojković, Bixente Lizarazu, and others. [4] [5] He was also a professor at the University of Strasbourg I.
Jaeger died in Salernes on 8 February 2022, at the age of 78. [6]