Update: Bush said the microfracture procedure performed on his left knee was not as serious as previously reported and that he expects to be able to fully participate in the team’s offseason training program in March, the Times-Picayune reports.

Recommendation: Bush said the surgical procedure on his knee was more of a “clean-up” procedure to smooth out some cartilage. Although some microfracture techniques were used, it wasn’t a full-blown microfracture surgery, which is typically used to cure exposed bone. Bush said there was no exposed bone in his knee. Bush added that he feels “right on track” and is already off crutches and working out. It sounds like this injury is unlikely to affect Bush’s availability for the 2009 season, but Bush’s durability is in serious question after he missed 10 of the Saints’ past 20 games and had four surgeries on his left knee dating back to December 2007.

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