Joe,
That is good news. I hope that the boot works well for you. If you can avoid surgery and everything will heal on its own it will be stronger. At least that is what my doctor told me years ago when all the tendons in the back of my knee tore loose while I was warming up for a racquetball tournament. It took about 8 months, but I have never had a problem with that knee since. In fact i think it is the only part of me that doesn't hurt.
Ron