Belfast orthopaedic surgeon Robert Wilson describes the injuries caused by kneecapping.
Kneecapping is a form of punishment attack carried out by paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland where shots are fired at the back of one or both legs
Professor Robert Wilson a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal Victoria and Musgrave Park hospitals also lectures in surgery at Queen's University Belfast.
An acknowledged expert in the field of multiple trauma, gunshot injuries, metabolic bone disease and fractures, he explains that these punishment shootings can result in patients presenting with a wide range of wounds,
Some of them are relatively minor injuries, others are extremely severe.
While loss of limb from these punishment shootings in Northern Ireland is not common, Professor Robert Wilson maintains that,
It has to be called very brutal, because it can be extremely painful.
An RTÉ News report broadcast 1 October 1982.
