1.   An MRI on DL Adrian Dingle showed no cartilage tear in his knee.

2.   An MRI on Thursday disclosed a cartilage tear.

3.   And he had arthroscopic surgery during the off-season to repair a cartilage tear.

4.   Butler was diagnosed with a large cartilage tear in his left shoulder on Tuesday, exactly one year after doctors discovered a cancerous tumor in his throat.

5.   He also had additional surgery to repair two cartilage tears.

6.   Linebacker James Francis will try to practice Wednesday with a small cartilage tear in his right knee.

7.   Stars orthopedic surgeon Daniel Cooper performed arthroscopic surgery today to repair the cartilage tear and evaluate the torn ACL.

8.   The team initially thought it was just a bruise, but an MRI on Monday revealed the cartilage tear.

9.   Then we got X-rays done and found out there was a bone chip that was causing damage and a cartilage tear.

10.   They learned that the knee pain that knocked Mark Langston out of his start against Minnesota on Sunday resulted from a slight cartilage tear.