1.   After arthroscopic surgery in October to repair a tear in his rotator cuff, he went through a series of optimistic strides that were routinely dashed by a setback.

2.   Butler will decide today whether to undergo surgery to repair the tear.

3.   Dean Chynoweth, who underwent offseason surgery to repair a tear in his abdominal wall, should be back late in the season.

4.   Dr. Lewis Yocum repaired the tear and trimmed the outer layer of the labrum during the procedure Thursday morning at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange.

5.   Eighteen months ago, UCLA receiver-turned-safety Tod McBride had surgery to repair small tears in both patella tendons.

6.   It was a year ago today that pitcher Andy Ashby had surgery to repair a tear of the flexor muscle on his right elbow, which ended his season.

7.   Most manufacturers offer reasonable warranties and will repair tears within the first two years of purchase.

8.   Offseason surgery to repair the tear is possible.

9.   Piercing the bowel with the colonoscope occurs in about one in several hundred cases and can require surgery to repair the tear, Forde said.

10.   Repair tears by temporarily holding the torn edges together with masking tape.