This video features an early post-operative patient testimonial shared by Dr. Don Buford at Texas Orthobiologics, focusing on a patient's recovery experience just four to five days after undergoing knee surgery combined with a regenerative procedure.
Key Highlights:
- The Procedure: The patient underwent a right knee arthroscopy to remove multiple loose bodies (free-floating fragments of bone or cartilage) inside the joint. Additionally, because she suffered from full-thickness cartilage loss on both her patella (kneecap) and lateral femoral condyle, Dr. Buford performed a targeted, intraosseous bone marrow concentrate (BMC) stem cell injection during the surgery to treat the localized arthritis.
- Minimal Post-Op Pain: The patient expresses that she has been "shocked" by how little pain she has experienced. Remarkably, she did not have to take a single narcotic pain medication, managing her discomfort easily using only over-the-counter Tylenol and Advil about twice a day.
- Immediate Mobility: From day one following the procedure, the patient has been able to walk on her operated leg completely pain-free.
- Surgical Technique Nuance: Dr. Buford highlights a critical technical reason behind her exceptionally comfortable recovery: instead of utilizing a large, standard trocar to access the bone, he delivered the intraosseous injections using a much smaller 18-gauge spinal needle. He notes that this micro-invasive choice plays a major role in keeping post-procedure pain to an absolute minimum.
