Knee Fracture

A broken knee is a turning point. From one second to the next, nothing is as it was. You can no longer stand, no longer walk, no longer flee. You depend on others — on hands that carry you, on chairs that hold you, on a patience you are not used to summoning. What was self-evident a moment ago is now an enormous effort.

The knee is the joint that lets you bend. Without the knee there is no kneeling, no rising from a seat, no jump, no dance. It is the point where your body connects its firmness with its mobility. Here it is decided whether you march rigidly through life or whether you can adapt to the paths that life lays before you. When this joint breaks, that connection falls apart. Stability and flexibility — both lose their hold at the same time.