This video documents a five-month post-operative clinical follow-up shared by Dr. Don Buford, featuring an 18-year-old high-level collegiate volleyball player named Mamie.
Key Highlights:
- The Procedure: Mamie underwent an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction using a hamstring autograft. Because of the intense demands of her sport, Dr. Buford augmented the hamstring graft with a BioBrace implant to reinforce the tissue structure, accelerate healing, and stimulate remodeling.
- Mobility & Stability: At the five-month mark, Mamie shows excellent progress. She comfortably demonstrates a full range of motion, stretching her knee out completely straight and flexing it all the way back.
- Clinical Testing: Dr. Buford physically examines the knee during the video, showing that the reconstructed ligament feels incredibly solid with zero shifting, slack, or signs of a pivot-shift instability.
- Current Recovery Phase: The patient is standing at 6'1" / 6'2" and continues to work through targeted physical therapy exercises (including single-leg squats, lunges, and step-downs) as she builds up strength to return to competitive college volleyball.
