1.   After the second blowout, he had the re-reconstructive work done by Dr. Richard Steadman, a noted orthopedic surgeon who specializes in knees.

2.   In real life, Hackie is Dr. Harold Reitman, a noted orthopedic surgeon now practicing in Plantation, Fla., after attending Boston University for six years.

3.   Norman, who has suffered from back and hip problems in recent years, was examined by noted orthopedic surgeon Frank Jobe before withdrawing.

4.   The decision to have surgery was made after consultation with two other noted orthopedic surgeons, Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Lewis Yocum, Pappas said.

5.   The exercises, developed by noted surgeon Frank Jobe, are similar to ones given to baseball pitchers during rehabilitation from shoulder surgery, Mackovic said.

6.   Pippen underwent the operation Monday night in Birmingham, Ala., at the clinic of Dr. James Andrews, a noted arthroscopic surgeon.

7.   But he did rehab his shoulder hard in Birmingham, Ala., under the watch of noted orthopedic surgeon James Andrews.

8.   His grandfather was a noted surgeon, and his father, Gerard, founded the largest insurance brokerage in Quebec.