Shoulder surgery + hip PRP
You deserve an unbiased discussion of nonsurgical orthobiologic options and surgical options. Dr. Don Buford helps patients with joint pain, arthritis, back pain, and tendon, ligament, and cartilage challenges.
Leadership in the field
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The surgeon other doctors train with
18 years running strong. Dr. Buford directs OrthoSono — America's longest-running private MSK ultrasound and regenerative medicine course. 2,500+ clinicians trained · 23+ CME credits.
Next course January 14–16, 2027 · Las Vegas orthosono.com →
Nonsurgical · Orthobiologics · Laser
Every injection and aspiration is performed in the office, under real-time ultrasound, by Dr. Buford himself — not delegated, not blind, not guesswork.
Your own concentrated platelets, placed exactly where the imaging says the problem is. Osteoarthritis, tendon, ligament and joint pain in the shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist, lumbar spine, hip, knee, foot and ankle.
Bone marrow drawn and concentrated the same visit, then delivered under ultrasound guidance. For osteoarthritis, joints, tendons and ligaments where PRP alone is unlikely to be enough.
A course of in-office sessions for chronic low-back and neck pain, and for tendon and joint problems that need help healing. Most indications require 6–10 sessions. Sessions range between 4 and 15 minutes per location.
Two kinds of patients come for a second opinion. One has been told they need an operation and wants to know whether that is really the only option. The other has already been offered an orthobiologic and wants to know if what they are being offered is reasonable based on current standards and clinical evidence. Bring your imaging and your records either way and we will work thru the issues together!
Start here if the terms are new. What these treatments are, what the evidence supports today, who is a candidate — and who may not be a candidate.
Spine and back conditions are treated here — nonsurgically, with PRP, bone marrow concentrate and Class IV MLS laser therapy.
The other half of Texas Orthobiologics
Some challenges respond to an orthobiologic. Some challenges do better with surgery. Some even do the best with surgery and orthobiologics. The person telling you which is which is the same person who does it all.
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, labral and SLAP repair, shoulder instability, AC joint procedures, biceps tenodesis.
Meniscus repair and debridement, ACL reconstruction, cartilage restoration, patellofemoral and other sports medicine procedures.
I don't do joint replacement, and I don't do spine surgery. If a hip or knee replacement — or a spine operation — is what you actually need, I'll tell you plainly, and I am still on your team: finding the right surgeon for your specific problem and handing off your imaging and workup personally.
One orthopedic surgeon telling you what you actually need — even when I'm not the one who does it.
In their own words
Four of the patient conversations from Dr. Buford's channel — chosen to cover shoulder, knee and hip, surgical and nonsurgical. No script, no actors, no incentives.
Individual results vary; these patients describe their own experience and are not a prediction of outcome for anyone else. Each patient shown has signed a media release on file.
From the Texas Orthobiologics Blog
Written by Dr. Buford.
Visit us
One office, in East Dallas. Free surface parking at the door — not a garage, not a valet line. Here is exactly what you will see on the way in.
Texas Orthobiologics3310 Live Oak St., Suite 202
Dallas, TX 75204
Phone(877) 777-8883
HoursMonday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
ParkingFree surface lot in front and in back of the building entrance.
Getting to usSecond floor. Elevators are straight ahead past the lobby desk. We are Suite 202.
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On Live Oak. Our panel is fifth down.
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Free surface lot under the canopy entrance.
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The directory screen lists us at Suite 202.
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Our name is on the glass. You have arrived.
