1.   While the doctors were removing scar tissue, they discovered a frayed tendon in his right biceps, although they did not repair it.

2.   While the operation to fix the frayed tendon in his wrist went well, Nomar Garciaparra could be sidelined until July or beyond, his surgeon said.

3.   Garciaparra underwent surgery to repair a split and frayed tendon and the sheath that surrounds it in his right wrist on opening day.

4.   The operation repaired a split and frayed tendon and the sheath that surrounds it.

5.   The three-time All-Star underwent surgery to repair a split and frayed tendon and the sheath that surrounds it.

6.   While removing scar tissue during that surgery, doctors discovered a previously undiagnosed frayed tendon in his biceps which they did not repair.