Bringing orthopaedics and arthroscopy to a world in need.
Dr. William Stetson with Sasoon Amerian
Operation Arthroscopy would like to congratulate Volunteer Saturday patient Sasoon Amerian for recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts.
Sasoon earned 21 merit badges by providing service to the community and outdoors in additional to taking on leadership roles and organizing a service project. For Sasoon’s leadership project he built three wooden kiosks for Brand Park.
Congratulations Sasoon!
The Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Roberto Morales Ojeda, recognized the effort of the employees of the Hospital Provincial Docente Doctor Antonio Luaces Iraola , of Ciego de Avila, which are working diligently to finish the grand opening of a modern orthopedic center “Ortocenter”. The center will be used for minimally invasive surgeries.
During his visit to the Ortho Center, the director gave praise to the innovators of the center, in that they were able to restore the use of multiple operating tables and other necessary equipment needed to proceed with the project. He also commended them that this was all done at minimal cost.
The Ortho center which will have it’s grand opening in a few days consists of three surgery rooms, a recovery room, a pre-anesthesia room, a sterilization room, a nurses station and a waiting room.
Dr. Antonio Raunel Hernandez Rodriguez, chief of Orthopedics and Trauma, commented that this is a state of the art facility with such advanced technology. This center boasts reduced surgical time, minimal blood loss and other adverse occurrences.
To date, more than 500 patients with disorders of the shoulder and knees have benefited from this new method. We have introduced new advanced techniques to treat patients with disorders of the ankle and a project exists to treat disorders of the wrist, elbow and hip.
The opening of the Ortho Center will not only broaden the surgical coverage but will also expand the capacity of professionals specializing in orthopedics in this territory and other provinces of the island.
Accompanied by Jorge Luis Tapia Fonseca, first secretary of the Partido in Ciego de Avila, the director also celebrated the effort of organizations working to finish a Center of Pathological Anatomy, Cytology and Legal Medicine.
Patient Dillon Fuller & His Mother
Operation Arthroscopy continues “to bring orthopaedics and arthroscopic surgery to those in need” in our local community with Volunteer Saturday which was held at the Glendale Endoscopy and Surgery Center on June 18th. Dr. Stetson and his surgical team volunteered their time to perform surgery for those who are unable to afford it.
Pictured here is our patient, Dillon Fuller, with his mother. Dillon had a dislocating shoulder and was unable to find someone who would do his surgery because he had no insurance. With the help of all of our “Volunteer Saturday” staff, we arthroscopically repaired the ligaments in his shoulder and he is now on his way to returning to all his regular activities. Special thanks to Smith and Nephew who donated implants for the surgery.
The dates for the second annual Operation Arthroscopy Vietnam have been set. The conference will be held from Dec. 6-10th in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City.) [Read more...]
We are happy to announce that the 8th International Orthopedic and Arthroscopy Conference will be held May 20-27, 2011 in Cuba, under the direction of Dr. Edward Buess.
If you are interested in attending this conference, please Contact Us now.
Dr. Scott Powell traveled to Kenya in August to teach and perform arthroscopic surgery of the knee and shoulder at the Mater Hospital in Nairobi with Dr. Samuel Owinga.
The trip established a new port of call for Operation Arthroscopy to develop a center of arthroscopy in East Africa to include Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Kenya. Dr. John Muriithi, CEO of the Mater Hospital, committed hospital resources to provide care for patients who cannot pay for care. Dr. Owinga will work with the visiting physicians of Operation Arthroscopy to screen patients from the neighboring countries and perform surgery. [Read more...]
Operation Arthroscopy most recently traveled to Cuba from March 26th to April 4th for the 7th Annual International Hip, Knee and Shoulder Symposium. Our group of 22 doctors and 7 nurses from 5 different countries performed 40 surgeries in Havana, Ciego de Avila and Santiago de Cuba. We again brought with us thousands of dollars worth of donated arthroscopic and surgical equipment. Dr. Stetson also had the honor of being awarded Professor Emeritus of the Cuban Orthopaedic Society, the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a visiting surgeon, by Dr. Rodrigo Cambras of Havana, Cuba. Dr. Bojan Zoric was appointed a Professor of the Cuban Orthopaedic Society. [Read more...]
Volunteer Saturday with Brian Nova.
Operation Arthroscopy has decided to go local and help out our Southern California community. “Volunteer Saturday” was started by Operation Arthroscopy to continue our mission of “bringing orthopaedics and arthroscopic surgery to those in need.” On January 9th, 2010, the team from Operation Arthroscopy performed two surgeries on patients who had no insurance but required surgical intervention. Pictured here is Brian Nova, an aspiring young football player with an ACL tear. Dr. Stetson and his team reconstructed his knee with the help of donated supplies, the surgery center, and the staff. We wish Brian luck in his senior year of high school football!
A team of 26 doctors and 5 nurses from 4 different countries travelled to Cuba in April 2009 to attended attend the 6th Annual International Arthroscopic Symposium. The team went to 3 differend cities, Havana, Ciego de Avila and Santiago de Cuba, and performed 33 surgeries and donated arthroscopic equipment to their Cuban colleagues. The orthopedic team taught their Cuban colleagues arthroscopic surgeries of the shoulder, knee and hip. It was a very successful trip and there are plans to return in March 2010. If you are interested in attending, please contact us at OperationArthroscopy@gmail.com.