Mark Sanchez has made up his mind: It's surgery for his left knee, as expected.

After soliciting second and third opinions, the Jets' franchise quarterback will have surgery in two or three weeks to strengthen a patella-stabilizing ligament, the Daily News has learned.

The operation, believed to be an arthroscopic procedure, will be performed by the Jets' doctors, led by orthopedist Ken Montgomery.

Sanchez's recovery time will be about two months, taking him until late April. He's expected to be ready for training camp in late July, but he will miss at least the first month of the offseason program.

Sanchez suffered a dislocation in his left knee in August 2008, prior to his final season at USC. It was in a brace for his entire rookie season, but he aggravated the injury Nov. 29 against the Panthers.

In the next game, he hurt his right knee (a mild sprain to the posterior cruciate ligament) with his infamous headfirst dive against the Bills. That injury won't require surgery, but Sanchez will have to rehabilitate the knee during the offseason.

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