<div id="subtitle">Idaho's governor undergoes third operation in office, this time for brush-cutting injury</div><div><p>At his current injury rate, Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter could leave office with a bevy of new parts and scars.</p><p>He plans to spend several days at home recovering from his third surgery in office, this one to repair a rotator cuff injury in his left shoulder suffered recently while clearing brush on his property west of Boise.</p><p>The longtime jogger and competitive steer roper had his hip resurfaced in 2008, forcing him to be out of the office for three weeks during the Idaho Legislature. Earlier this year, doctors repaired his right shoulder, hurt in a roping accident in January.</p><p>Otter aides said the 67-year-old governor likely will need eight to 10 weeks of rehab and physical therapy to recover from Thursday's operation.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=61703497&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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