Secretary of Defense Robert Gates underwent two hours of surgery to repair a torn tendon in his left biceps. ... Last year, Gates hurt his right arm after he slipped and fell on ice at his home.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates fractured his right arm in a fall on an icy step at his home in Washington and was treated today at Bethesda Naval Medical Center, the Pentagon said.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates fractured his right arm in a fall on an icy step at his home in Washington, D.C., and was treated Wednesday at Bethesda Naval Medical Center, the ...