1.   An MRI on Monday revealed loose cartilage in the shoulder.

2.   Backup cornerback and special teams demon J.J. McCleskey will have arthroscopic surgery on his right knee today to clean out loose cartilage.

3.   Akins said there is loose cartilage in the knee, making it difficult for him to move.

4.   Aikman said Wednesday that he was told by the surgeon that the operation to remove scar tissue and loose cartilage would improve his arm extension.

5.   Briefly Free-agent pitcher Danny Darwin underwent arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to remove loose cartilage from both knees.

6.   Dare had arthroscopic surgery on both of his knees last Thursday to remove loose cartilage behind the kneecaps.

7.   He had arthroscopic surgery to remove loose cartilage.

8.   He underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in March to repair a partially torn ligament and clean up some loose cartilage.

9.   He underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair loose cartilage in his left knee.

10.   It was apparently a piece of loose cartilage that Dr. Michael Dillingham extracted during the arthroscopic procedure on Monday that was causing the pain, Young said.