If the animal resists this method of handling, it may suffice to manipulate the dislocated kneepan by shoving it inward and forward with the heel of the hand while the affected leg is drawn well forward.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
Nobody knew as he did how each morsel of leather would behave itself under the needle, or could come within two hairbreadths of him in accuracy across the kneepan.
"Ralph the Heir"
Anthony Trollope