21.   His loss crippled a team already without defenseman Mathieu Schneider for two months after undergoing hernia surgery Thursday.

22.   I guess they could have said I was on assignment, because it turned into more like a week-long undercover probe into the business of hernia surgery.

23.   Meanwhile, Hakeem Olajuwon is more than a month from returning after hernia surgery.

24.   Most of its sales currently come from a balloon-like device used to pry apart the insides of your abdomen during laparoscopic hernia surgery.

25.   Most tonsillectomies, infertility treatment, hernia surgery and removal of bunions would be denied.

26.   Now hernia surgery awaits this summer and the Rockets must know in advance that he will make a real effort at rehab.

27.   Roenick, who is recovering from hernia surgery, could be the one dealt if the Coyotes open the vault for Tkachuk.

28.   So four years, two hernia surgeries and a reconstructed knee later, McCray is competing in Clippers camp with no guarantees.

29.   Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Jackie Harris will miss the final two games of the regular season after undergoing hernia surgery.

30.   The cause was complications after hernia surgery, said his manager, Michel Chouanard.