During the first snow storm of December, Wootten's knee finally blew up after a hard landing in the snowboard park at Massanutten Resort. On Tuesday, he went under the knife, drill, screwdriver & hammer to have his ACL & cartilage reconstructed at the UVA Sports Medicine outpatient surgery center. Dr. Diduch harvested a section of Wootten's hamstring from the front side of his Tibia. The cartilage lined bone surfaces of the Femur and Tibia were damaged enough for the surgeon to do the microfracture procedure. Microfracturing is a technique that involves hammering multiple small holes into the surface of the bone, releasing stem cells only found in the blood from bone marrow. These cells will soon turn into a "superclot", forming fibrous cartilage in the damaged area. Wootten expects to be on crutches for 6 weeks with a full recovery expected in 6 months. He'll be riding the trainer 2 weeks out and hopefully riding bikes around town in time for the Costume Bike Parade in May.
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