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 - Kelley

Sterling – Dislocated Kneecaps

Kelley After a devastating fall on a department store escalator, Kelley wasn’t sure she would ever walk again. The accident dislocated both of her kneecaps, creating so much trauma, ligament and tendon damage that neither of them would stay in place. Kelley’s boyfriend recommended a surgeon who had helped him: Thomas Klein, MD, at Commonwealth Orthopaedics. Within 24 hours she was in his office.

The road to recovery would be long and difficult. The force of her fall had pulled both of Kelley’s kneecaps completely out of the trochlea – the grooves at the end of the thigh bone that keep the kneecap sliding smoothly up and down. She faced major surgical repair of both knees and arduous physical therapy (PT) to learn to walk again.

Dr. Klein began the process with two months of rehabilitation to facilitate healing and restore some function, and then performed surgery to repair Kelley’s right knee. After more PT to strengthen her right leg and stabilize her body, he performed the same procedure on her left knee. Kelley had a third surgery to further repair her left knee a few months later.

With 10 years of operations, rehabilitation, and recovery behind her, Kelley is grateful for the simple things. She is walking without a limp and busy with a successful career as a retail sales manager.

“My experience at Commonwealth was wonderful – they really understood what I was going through and what I needed,” she says. “My goal was to learn to walk again and have a normal lifestyle and Dr. Klein helped me achieve that. Considering how badly I was injured, I am thrilled with the fact that he got me up and functioning so well. As he said throughout the process, ‘We’re going to help Kelley get her groove back’ – and he did!”