21.   The surgery was to repair the patella tendon in his left knee and to clean out his right knee.

22.   Their solid defensive end, Joe Johnson, ruptured a patella tendon and will miss the entire season.

23.   Then, in May, the right patella tendon from which tissue was grafted to repair his knee became inflamed.

24.   There has been speculation about that since starer Rodney Peete was knocked out for the season with a torn patella tendon Monday night.

25.   Tracy Reid, recovered from a torn patella tendon, should help, but the team needs more.

26.   An MRI showed he has a partial tear of his patella tendon and a mild sprain of the medial collateral ligament.

27.   Doctors removed the diseased portion of the patella tendon during the operation.

28.   Graf told a news conference that she suffered the injury, an aggravated patella tendon of the left knee, last summer.

29.   He hooked a gate during warmup prior to the race, tearing his patella tendon.

30.   He plans to have surgery this month on his left big toe and his left patella tendon.