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 - Rachel

Vienna – Broken Wrist

Rachel

During an energetic game of “monkey bar tag” with her elementary school classmates in Vienna last year, Rachel fell and broke her right wrist. It was a familiar injury. Three years earlier, she had broken the same wrist while skiing. But this time, the 11-year-old 6th grader didn’t want to spend eight weeks in a cast as she did with her first injury, missing out on her favorite activities.

“Rachel is a year-round swimmer and a talented artist who loves to draw,” her mother Ginger says. “Losing the use of her right hand for two months was something we hoped to avoid.”

When a neighbor recommended Rachel go to Commonwealth Orthopaedics, Ginger was surprised. She and her husband were patients of Mark Madden, MD, but they had no idea Commonwealth cared for children, too. She took Rachel to see Charles Lefton, MD, a general orthopaedist with special expertise in pediatrics. He set Rachel’s wrist in his office and put her in a cast. Then he gave her some good news: the cast could come off in just three weeks.

“Dr. Lefton was wonderful with Rachel,” Ginger recalls. “He said all the right things to ease her fears and give her confidence. The minute he set her wrist the pain went away and she was happy. When he told her she’d only have to wear the cast for three weeks, she was thrilled.”

Just as Dr. Lefton promised, Rachel’s cast came off after three weeks and she was able to get right back to her swimming and other activities. She is now a healthy and happy 7th grader at Thoreau Middle School in Vienna and looks forward to a future career in the art world.

“Thanks to the great care she received at Commonwealth Orthopaedics, Rachel is back 100 percent and busy with her friends, her sports, and her drawing,” Ginger says. “I feel so fortunate to have this wonderful resource for my family here in the community.”