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 - Keith
Stafford – Torn Rotator Cuff

Keith is used to physical challenges. For two decades, the 43-year-old father of four from Stafford has operated Potomac Marine, a service, towing and salvage business that provides emergency assistance for boats on the Potomac River and its tributaries.
He’s also an avid athlete, playing men’s softball in the spring and fall and beach volleyball in the summer. So when he injured his right triceps muscle during a volleyball competition in Myrtle Beach last year, he took it in stride. “I rested for a couple of days to let it heal and then I got back in the game,” he recalls. “That was a big mistake. I tore the muscle again and my arm turned black and blue. Everything hurt.”
Keith’s wife, who is a nurse, consulted her coworkers to find an orthopaedic surgeon. One of them recommended Edward Lane, MD, a Commonwealth Orthopaedics physician with multiple years of training in sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, spinal surgery, total joint arthroplasty, and adult reconstructive surgery. “We hit it off right away,” Keith says. “He was really down to earth, explained everything clearly, and had a great rapport with his patients. I felt totally confident and comfortable with him.”
After an MRI revealed a torn rotator cuff, Dr. Lane performed a complex repair and reconstruction last December. But Keith’s surgery did not take place in a hospital. It was performed at Commonwealth’s state-of-the-art outpatient surgery center in Fairfax.
Keith and his wife opted for the surgery center for many reasons.
“They have on-staff anesthesia, an on-staff emergency team, and a dedicated group of people to take care of you,” he says. “You don’t get that kind of personalized care and attention in the hospital.”
Keith’s surgery was successful, his rotator cuff has healed, and he’s back on the job, towing boats on the Potomac and playing sports again. He calls his Commonwealth experience “very positive” and often recommends Dr. Lane to family and friends. As for his decision to have his procedure in the outpatient surgery center, he couldn’t be happier. “The staff there is everything you would want or need,” he says. “They all seemed to gel and work together; it was very smooth from start to finish.”




