21.   The miniscus cartilage was removed, which makes the knee more susceptible to wear and tear.

22.   The Seahawks doctors also had to remove the cartilage from the joint.

23.   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.

24.   Trim chicken breast of fat and remove center cartilage.

25.   Van Exel underwent two such procedures in college at Cincinnati, and he believes those surgeries, to remove cartilage, are the cause of his pain today.

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

27.   Wooten, who had surgery to remove damaged cartilage in the knee during the offseason, reinjured it over the weekend while throwing.

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

29.   Anderson is in rehabilitation after surgery Friday to remove torn cartilage in his knee.

30.   Faulk will undergo surgery Monday to remove loose cartilage from the knee.