Kneecapping

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 gunshot to the knee pit with a handgun. The term is considered a misnomer by medical professionals^{[citation needed]} because only a very small minority of victims suffer damage to the kneecap^{[citation needed]}. A review of eighty kneecapping victims found that only two had a fractured kneecap^{[citation needed]}. Some victims have their elbows and ankles shot as well.^[1]