This video highlights an impressive long-term post-operative follow-up shared by Dr. Don Buford, checking in with a military veteran eight years after a shoulder repair.
Key Highlights:
- The Condition & Surgery: Eight years prior, the patient underwent surgery to address chronic biceps tendinopathy that had failed to improve with conservative, non-surgical treatments. Dr. Buford performed a subpectoral biceps tenodesis through a small incision in the armpit area.
- Recovery & Durability: Following the initial healing and rehabilitation phase, the patient regained 100% of his range of motion and had zero complications.
- Return to Duty: The surgery was so successful that he was cleared to return to active duty in the military, completely handling all heavy gear and physical demands. He even completed another deployment tour from 2019 to 2020.
- Eight Years Later: At this long-term checkpoint, the patient notes that his shoulder still functions flawlessly. In fact, he mentions that both of his shoulders feel so good and symmetrical that he sometimes struggles to remember which side was actually operated on (Dr. Buford confirms it was the left shoulder).
