Clint can ask for an explanation if he feels the need. Steve's pretty content to let it be a mystery, though.

Then he snorts a tiny bit. "Don't be dumb: I'd have dislocated something. Easier to put back where it belongs and wrap or brace to keep there without totally crippling you." He's pretty sure he picked the right point, though. Given all the other factors in play. Letting Clint go until he completely fell apart? Might have been pretty satisfying. Just not here and now.