▁quadr ice ps ▁had ▁been ▁torn ▁from ▁the ▁pat ella , ▁leaving ▁his ▁leg ▁useless . ▁ ▁S acks ▁tried ▁to ▁descend ▁the ▁mountain ▁by ▁using ▁a ▁makes h ift ▁spl int ▁to ▁imm obil ize ▁his ▁idle ▁leg ▁and ▁slowly ▁sl iding ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁his ▁good ▁leg , ▁however , ▁lost ▁hope ▁with ▁the ▁setting ▁of ▁the ▁sun . ▁ ▁Fort un ately , ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁rein de er ▁hun ters ▁found ▁S acks ▁lying ▁on ▁the ▁path ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁bits ▁of ▁light ▁and ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁transport ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁hospital ▁for ▁treatment . ▁ ▁Upon ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁the ▁hospital , ▁S acks ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁a ▁torn ▁quadr ice ps ▁and ▁transferred ▁to ▁another ▁hospital ▁in ▁Ber gen ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁operation ▁done ▁to ▁re attach ▁the ▁mus cle . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁S acks ' ▁sur geon ▁Mr . ▁Sw an , ▁the ▁surg ery ▁was ▁a ▁success ; ▁however , ▁S acks ▁was ▁not ▁convinced ▁that ▁it ▁was . ▁ ▁It ▁had ▁become ▁quite ▁obvious ▁that ▁the ▁leg ▁was ▁not ▁he aling ▁properly ▁upon ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁phys i other ap ist ▁and ▁S acks ' ▁in ability ▁to ▁contract ▁the ▁quadr ice ps ▁no ▁matter ▁how ▁hard ▁he ▁had ▁tried . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁morning , ▁S acks ▁was ▁w oken ▁up ▁to ▁his ▁leg ▁h anging ▁off ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁bed ▁and ▁a ▁feeling ▁of ▁n ause ating ▁est r ang ement ▁towards ▁the ▁lim b .