An amateur Strongman has been warned that his career could be over after suffering a devastating injury while competing earlier this month. Dan Jones was within moments of completing an event in Southport when his world was turned upside down as he snapped both of his patella tendons in a freak accident. The 29-year-old senior IT analyst was in contention to win the entire event at the time of the incident.
All that separated him from glory was carrying 80kg in weight for 20 metres to cross the finishing line. However, just when he looked to be on the brink of victory, Jones collapsed to the floor in sickening fashion, snapping both his patella tendons and causing his kneecaps to ‘shoot up into his thighs’. Per The Daily Star, the stricken athlete was quickly rushed to Leighton Hospital in Crewe, where surgeons spent in excess of five hours reattaching the torn muscles .
The patella tendons are vital to perform basic everyday functions such as walking and climbing stairs and Jones has spent the last three weeks at the medical facility beginning what will be a long rehabilitation journey. Jones Still Doesn't Know What Caused the Gruesome Injury Speaking from his hospital bed, Jones admitted that medics weren't able to fully explain why he had suffered the injury. Recalling the incident, he said: "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.
Then my left k.
