( ( ( ( Torn or ) ( damaged ( ( ligaments and ) tendons ) ) ) ( -- ( ( ( the ( fibrous tissues ) ) ( that ( connect ( bone ( , ( ( cartilage and ) muscle ) ) ) ) ) ) -- ) ) ) ( ( ( make up ) ( ( the bulk ) ( of ( sports-related injuries ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NP (NNP Torn)) (CC or) (NP (VBN damaged) (NNS ligaments) (CC and) (NNS tendons))) (PRN (: --) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ fibrous) (NNS tissues)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP connect) (NP (NN bone) (, ,) (NN cartilage) (CC and) (NN muscle)))))) (: --))) (VP (VBP make) (PRT (RP up)) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN bulk)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ sports-related) (NNS injuries))))) (. .)))
Torn or damaged ligaments and tendons -- the fibrous tissues that connect bone, cartilage and muscle -- make up the bulk of sports-related injuries.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS Bones)) (, ,) (NP (NN cartilage)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NNS ligaments))) (VP (VBP make) (PRT (RP up)) (NP (DT the) (JJ skeletal) (NN system))) (. .)))
Bones, cartilage, and ligaments make up the skeletal system.