Thank you for posting @knircky.

Query....is the surgury to be the sort that is robotic assisted with minimal invasion as in davincisurgery? Is the surgeon acquainted with sports injuries?

There are Sports Surgeons who perform Orthopaedic surgery for all sorts of injuries including knees. The key is to have minimal invasion in order for the area to heal in a timely manner. Knowing quite a few atheletes with injuries for the very same reasons you have mentioned....it is probably more comman than you might think. You will want the surgeon to have performed quite a few of these type injuries. If you are interested in going to a well respected sports surgeon in the States...bleujay will forward the details. All the best. Cheers.

NB The points above sound correct...you can probably shorten the two weeks off to,a week and a half and with regard to the physical therapy....they can teach you the exercises at the first workout which will include some exercise bands that you can do at home in lieu of attending furthur workouts.