This video documents a 4-month follow-up appointment shared by Dr. Don Buford at Texas Orthobiologics, highlighting a patient who successfully treated a rotator cuff injury without undergoing surgery.
Key Highlights:
- The Condition: The patient presented with a high-grade, partial-thickness rotator cuff tear in her shoulder. Rather than jumping straight to standard orthopedic surgery, she and Dr. Buford opted for a conservative regenerative approach.
- The Treatment: She received a targeted Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) injection in December, which uses concentrated platelets from her own blood to promote localized tissue healing.
- Patient Progress: At four months post-injection, the patient is thrilled with her recovery, explicitly stating, "I feel 100% better." Although she acknowledges that the tissue is likely still in the final phases of structural healing, her symptomatic relief is absolute. She even notes that she managed to bounce back perfectly after experiencing a minor tumble/fall during her recovery period.
- Mobility Check: She displays fantastic functional recovery on camera, easily lifting her arm completely overhead both straight out to the front and out to the side.
- Outcome: The patient expresses immense satisfaction with choosing an orthobiologic option over invasive surgical repair, happily noting, "Anything's better than surgery."
