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!
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...]
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...]
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!