Well it appears that it is actually Monty's other knee's cardinal cruciate ligament that has ruptured, and not actually anything to do with his hip. His X-rays and 2 surgeons confirmed that this was the case. Now he had the same surgery in October of 2005 on his right-knee, so we know what to expect more or less in terms of recovery and the actual surgery. Just wish he didn't have to go through it.
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He'll look like this below, and for the first few days he'll need to be supported while he walks out for his business. But within a couple of weeks he should start to recover, and hopefully within 8 - 12 weeks he'll be walking fine.
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Poor little guy.
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Bah.