Man shares update after his kneecaps ‘shot up’ his thighs as tendons snapped during Strongman challenge
A man who suffered a horrific accident while he competing in a Strongman competition has given an update on his recovery.
Dan Jones, of Southport, UK, was taking part in the final of the competition, which involved him having to run a distance of 20 meters to the finish line while carrying 80kgs in weights. But this is when his his kneecaps ‘shot up’ his thighs as his tendons snapped.
He was a mere seconds away from finishing when the ordeal took place - which was all captured on video. Take a look:
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The eye-watering footage shows Jones collapse in on himself as he falls to the ground. It wasn't until later that the true extent of his injuries became apparent.
The 29-year-old was rushed to hospital, where he discovered that he had ruptured both patellar tendons, which in turn sent his kneecaps shooting up into his quads.
The senior IT analyst was topped up with painkillers, before undergoing a five-hour operation to have his tendons fused back together.
Seeing your kneecaps in your thigh is about as horrific as a sporting accident comes, but fortunately Jones - who turns 30 next week - is recovering well.
He has been sharing constant updates on his recovery via his TikTok account.
Taking to the platform yesterday, he wrote: "Day 19 and im touching the exit door hoping to get out the hospital and home. Were not a million miles away i just need be able to stand up in my own. Were getting close."
While the day before, he posted on social media: "Day 18 after surgery for 2 ruptured patella tendons. Theres progress everyday so were getting confident of getting home soon."
Jones has had an internal brace fitted to both legs to help aid his recovery during the operation and is attending physio sessions every day.
Recalling the events, which took place on September 1, he said: "I was going into the last event in second place.
"If I had won this event, there was a chance I could have won my category and if I had come second, I would have come second overall out of 16 people.
"The guy that I was racing against was in first place at the time so I was having to beat him, which is why I was going as fast as I could."
He added: "It was a freak accident, we're still not 100 percent sure how it happened.
"After slowing down the video with doctors and surgeons, it looks like my right knee patellar tendon snaps out of nowhere, which causes my leg to fold underneath me.
"I felt like I was on fire, my kneecaps were in my quads because my tendons ruptured."
Speedy recovery Jones!
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Joe Yates