It was an epic fail. The full force of an impact that should have been displaced by two hips, thighs, and legs, was instead taken by only the right lower limb. Limping away, I knew I was out for the night with the full extent of the injury looming as pain radiated from the knee joint.
The immediate good news is that I did not hear a pop that would suggest a significant ligament tear. My leg muscles were strong enough that my knee did not buckle with the awkward landing; the leg and thigh muscles took the brunt of the trauma exactly as they are designed to do.
