11.   Lamoriello said the loose cartilage was removed by Dr. Barry Fisher, the team orthopedist, who performed the surgery Saturday morning at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston.

12.   Perriman, who signed with the team as a free agent on Tuesday, had loose cartilage particles removed from the knee.

13.   Rams running back Marshall Faulk will miss three weeks after surgery Monday to remove loose cartilage from his right knee.

14.   Stars wing Jere Lehtinen had arthroscopic knee surgery on Tuesday to remove loose cartilage from his left knee.

15.   Tettleton, meanwhile, underwent surgery on his left knee to remove loose cartilage.

16.   The operation cleaned up loose cartilage and repaired a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament.

17.   This season, he had arthroscopic knee surgery in October to remove loose cartilage, played two weeks later but was out of the lineup after three games.

18.   Washington Bullets guard Tim Legler underwent successful arthroscopic surgery to remove loose cartilage from his right knee.

19.   A native of Finland, Lehtinen, will have loose cartilage removed in what is considered a minor operation.

20.   An MRI on Monday also revealed torn scar tissue and an enlarged bruise in addition to the loose cartilage.