1.   And Todd Pollack, a junior tight end who caught six passes in the loss to Pittsburgh, has a dislocated kneecap.

2.   Before he could answer, Dr. deJong was summoned to locate the dislocated kneecap of felled Bob Blumenthal.

3.   A redshirt year was followed by a disappointing freshman season cut short by a dislocated kneecap.

4.   Brown played in just five games the past two seasons because of a dislocated left kneecap that required three surgeries.

5.   Szczerbiak, who played with a dislocated kneecap during the conference final, may now be fighting arm soreness.

6.   Already without Van Exel, the Nuggets also faced Portland without All-Star forward Antonio McDyess, who remains hobbled by a dislocated kneecap.

7.   Bengals trainer Paul Sparling said the exam revealed a partially dislocated kneecap.