1.   And they risk even worse damage to their patellar tendons and quadriceps muscles running down the other side.

2.   A former receiver, McBride switched to safety last year and is fully recovered from operations on both patellar tendons.

3.   Altchek also performed surgery on Sox third baseman John Valentin after Valentin ruptured his left patellar tendon.

4.   Brooks suffered a potentially career-threatening injury, tearing the anterior cruciate ligament, the patellar tendon and the medial collateral ligament in his right knee.

5.   During the two-hour surgery, repair of the cartilage as well as the patellar tendon was performed.

6.   Goucher, one of the favorites, was hampered by a sore left patellar tendon.

7.   He has strained the patellar tendon, which stabilizes lateral movement when he plants the foot.

8.   It was the day Griffey tore his right patellar tendon in a rundown play.

9.   Though most reconstructive surgery uses this technique, some Boston surgeons use a piece of the hamstring instead of the patellar tendon.

10.   A week later she underwent extensive knee surgery, including repair of a torn patellar tendon.