Dr.Bennett from Sarasota, Florida notes that orthopedic surgeons often use the width of the partial tear of the supraspinatus tendon to determine whether to fix a partial thickness tear of the rotator cuff and also to guide toward "complete" the tear or "in-situ" repair. He coined a simple term that may help make a decision, "the Avalanche Sign". With the arthroscope in the subacromial space and the neuroprobe penetrated through the leading edge of the supraspinatus tendon-marked with a prolene- the arm is placed at the side and forced adduction into the side puts the rotator cuff under tension. The neuroprobe then is forcefully moved front to back and back to front. If the tendon move with the probe, the underlying cross sectional fiber insertion of the tendon is incompetent and Dr Bennett advises tear completion.

This is an arthroscopic video of 22 year old male with severe cartilage damage to all 3 compartments of the knee. The video starts with still photos showing the damage. The video shows the cartilage following chondroplasty of all 3 compartments in preparation for the addition of stem cells.

This patient had a custom partial knee replacement performed 12 days previously and is seen walking without a cane.This surgery was performed through a 3 inch incision by Dr. Bennett of Sarasota, Florida

This patient was able to ambulate without a cane on the first post-operative day following total knee replacement surgery. She underwent a minimally invasive approach allowing her to ambulate quickly and become more independent especially beneficial if living with limited help at home. Dr Bennett of Sarasota, Florida , Bennett Orthopedics and Sportsmedicine notes that with this approach 90 percent of patients are able to do this.

This over-50 National and North American bodybuilding champion had a spontaneous distal quadriceps disruption. He was treated by Dr Bennett of Sarasota, Florida, a knee and shoulder surgeon specialist who is an expert with PRP and the use of adult bone marrow derived stem cells. This is the story line from injury to surgery and theapplication of stem cells and PRP to his outcome 30 months later.

Bob, a 54 year old bodybuilder who 2 years before won the National Over-50 bodybuilding championship and one year earlier won the over- 50 North American championship, sustained a devastating injury a patellar tendon or distal quadriceps disruption. he had stepped off the flatbed of a truck and completely avulsed his tendon form the kneecap. He tells his story, about 27 months earlier than this video he underwent a surgical repair of his tendon by Dr. Bennett, Sarasota, Florida who augmented the repair with bone marrow derived stem cells, PRP and semi-autologous fibrin glue. He was walking in 10 weeks without a cane or limp and had near normal range of motion. This is him 27 months following surgery.

This patient had patellar tendon surgery 10 weeks earlier by Dr Bennett of Sarasota, Florida. The repair was augmented with stem cells and PRP.

This patient had had a Cat Scan performed of his femur 6 weeks earlier in preparation for a knee replacement secondary to his arthritis in his knee. The implants were custom made to exactly match his knee. This is the patient on the first post-operative day following his custom knee replacement walking without a cane.

This body builder is seen 10 weeks following surgery for a distal quadriceps or patellar tendon disruption. He had a double row repair with augmentation of his own bone marrow derived stem cells by Dr Bennett of Sarasota, Florida. Look for our other videos on his injury repair, his ability to walk without a cane at 10 weeks and his one and two year follow-up videos