Summer of 1995
Some friends of mine decided it was a great day for kicking a bit of synthetic inflated leather around a local park, I thought it would be great to join them.
A few minutes into the game the ball was flying though the air and heading my way, I could see that it was going to be at my feet in a few seconds, it was going to be an easy goal.
The ball bounced awkwardly on the uneven grass of the park and I stuck my leg out at an angle going for the goal.
I must have passed out for a fraction of a second because I ended up on the floor in huge amount of pain looking at where the pain was coming from I found my kneecap was in the wrong place and now at at the side of my leg.
Moving the leg popped it back into place, nearly making me pass out again, an Ambulance was called and the trip to hospital confirmed a dislocated kneecap.
It was three months before I could walk without crutches and two years before I could walk without a limp.
( Terry Oblong There's nobody here but us chickens on, Mon 23 Apr 2012, 2:07, 1 reply)

this probably won't do the pain justice, but...
...ouch. having had a whole bunch of knee issues, I can only be glad that this has never happened to me.
( Ya What Skiddlyboop, Mon 23 Apr 2012, 14:01, closed)