31.   Sanchez Vicario, who had decided against wrist surgery at the end of last year, pronounced herself an improved player with each passing round.

32.   Shirley and Gerald Miller fished these waters together for years until wrist surgery sidelined her.

33.   Since then, he underwent wrist surgery and has been locked out for six months.

34.   Soon everyone did, thanks to an unforgettable return from wrist surgery by the Red Sox shortstop.

35.   The astronauts are also to perform wrist surgery on the Canadian-built arm in an operation that officials say is critical to completing the girderlike central truss.

36.   The All-Star point guard is coming back from off-season wrist surgery, and most recently, a pulled left hamstring.

37.   The pain became unbearable this spring and he underwent major wrist surgery on the day the Red Sox opened their season in Baltimore.

38.   The Rangers expect to be buoyed by the return of Sergei Zubov, the attacking defenseman who has missed three weeks after wrist surgery.

39.   The third line of Mikko Eloranta, Brad Chartrand and Ian Laperriere also has been effective, even after Eric Belanger was lost for eight weeks with wrist surgery.

40.   Varitek said he has spoken frequently this winter with Garciaparra, who is working out in Arizona after missing most of last season following wrist surgery.