Dr. Scott Powell traveled to Kenya in August 2010 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. 
Dr. Powell’s first patient was a victim of the tribal violence in Somalia. While working for the United Nations, he was caught in a cross-fire, sustained a gunshot to his abdomen and fell to the ground, dislocating his shoulder. While he recovered from his gun shot wound, his shoulder continued to dislocate. Dr. Owinga and Dr. Powell performed an arthroscopic Bankart and SLAP repair to stabilize the shoulder. Donations of equipment and implants were made by Arthrex, Arthrocare, Smith and Nephew, Providence St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Motion Picture Hospital. Dr. Powell was made an honorary member of the East Africa Arthroscopy Association.
