Editing Kneecapping (section)

{{Short description|Form of malicious injury to the knee}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

'''Kneecapping''' is a form of malicious wounding, often as [[torture]], in which the victim is injured in the [[knee]]. The injury is typically inflicted by a low-velocity [[ballistic trauma|gunshot]] to the [[popliteal fossa|knee pit]] with a [[handgun]]. The term is considered a misnomer by medical professionals{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} because only a very small minority of victims suffer damage to the [[patella|kneecap]]{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}. A review of eighty kneecapping victims found that only two had a fractured kneecap{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}. Some victims have their [[elbow]]s and [[ankle]]s shot as well.{{sfn|Barr|Mollan|1989|pp=740–741}}