Patient Testimonials
Barbara – Annandale
Knee Replacement
Dennis – Amissville
Total Hip Replacement
Blanca – Leesburg
Bilateral Hip Replacement
Sarah – Burke
Fractured Elbow
Ca'Dell – Reston
Achilles Repair
Carolyn – Alexandria
Bilateral Hip and Knee Replacements
Hisham – Reston
ACL Repair
Brian – Herndon
Torn Biceps Tendon
John – Springfield
Spine Surgery
Hiko – Fairfax
Detached Thumb Ligament
Matthew – Fairfax
Shoulder Repair
Courtney –McLean
Fractured Leg
Lisa – Centreville
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Maurice – Clifton
Osteoarthritis
Maureen – Oak
Hill
Non-Surgical Pain Management
Brian – Reston
Minimally Invasive Total Hip Replacement
James – Arlington
Knee Replacement
Patient Testimonials - Brian
Herndon – Torn Biceps Tendon
As a football player and wrestler at Westfield High School, Brian keeps
busy throughout the school year. But a mid-season injury
threatened to slow him down. During a wrestling scrimmage with a teammate,
Brian’s arm was over-extended and popped out of socket. The result
was a small tear in his bicep tendon.
Brian already had a relationship with the Commonwealth Orthopaedics physician who serves as team physician for his high school. In fact, Brian had been to Commonwealth in the past for knee surgery, the treatment of minor knee injuries, a spinal concussion, and a broken finger.
He explains, “I know my physician well. He’s really nice, and he always tells me what he’s doing. He works with our athletic trainers, and I see him at every football game on the sidelines.”
As one would expect, Brian consulted his team physician again about his shoulder. And, at his encouragement, Brian finished out the wrestling season with his injury. Then, in the spring, with both football and wrestling season over for the year, he underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair his shoulder. During the procedure, the physician tightened his bicep tendon back to his labrum using surgical thread and a very small incision.
Today, with his surgery behind him, Brian has completed physical therapy and lifts weights again to rehabilitate his shoulder.
Brian says confidently, “I’ll be better next season. The pain from my shoulder was holding me back, so I’m definitely looking forward to a strong year.”

