Patient Testimonials

Buddy
Arlington
Knee Osteotomy

Pam
Great Falls
TRUMATCH Knee
Replacement

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

CourtneyMcLean
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

Cheryl
Oak Hill
Reconstructive
Hand Surgery

Chris
Arlington
Carpal Tunnel Surgery

Vilma
Vienna
Fractured Wrist

Kelsey
Centreville
Spondylolysis

Jeff
Alexandria
Shoulder Repair

Jenna
Centreville
ACL Repair

Vicki
Manassas
Torn Rotator Cuff

Dana
Manassas
Dupuytren’s
Contracture

Leroy
Falls Church
Osteoarthritis

Jeannette
Fairfax
Spinal Fusion

Tom
Sterling
Computer-Assisted
Robotic Spine Surgery

Brian
Arlington
Knee Arthroscopy

Donna
West Springfield
Pilates and
Core Stabilization

Keith
Stafford
Torn Rotator Cuff

Rachel
Vienna
Broken Wrist

Patson
Annandale
Herniated Disc

Jerri
Alexandria
Muscle-Sparing Total
Knee Replacement

Matthew
Lucketts, VA
Ankle Replacement

Garrett
Vienna
Shoulder Rehabilitation

Karen
Alexandria
Shoulder Repair

James
Annandale
Distal Biceps
Tendon Repair

Laurie
Potomac Falls
Minimally Invasive
Hip Arthroscopy

Kevin
Alexandria
Lacerated Extensor
Tendon Repair

Mary
Herndon
ACL Reconstruction &
Meniscus Transplant

Sam
Edgewater, MD
Shoulder Repair Surgery

Phil
Springfield
Clavicle Fracture

Kelley
Sterling
Dislocated Kneecaps

Brian
Vienna
Skier's Thumb

Stephanie
Vienna
Knee & Hip Replacement

Catherine
McLean
Spine Deformity

Jim
Clifton
Twisted Pelvis

Spiro
Washington, DC
Multi-ligament
Reconstruction

Wenners
Manassas
Achilles Tendon
Reconstruction

Debbie
Haymarket
Anterior Hip
Replacement

Susan
Great Falls
ACL Tear

Patient Testimonials - Brian

Herndon – Torn Biceps Tendon

Brian 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.”