Human Knee Active Learning Kit

A life-size reproduction of a real knee designed to engage students, healthcare professionals, athletes, and patients in hands-on, active learning.

Photo of hands holding the full version of our Human Knee Active Learning Kit

Fully functional

Knee motions are complicated. This kit is the only knee model on the market (that we know of) that fully and realistically reproduces the complex motions of the knee, including:

  • Flexion-extension
  • Tibial longitudinal rotation
  • Varus-valgus rotation
  • Anterior-posterior translation
  • Lateral meniscus tracking the lateral condyle
  • Knee locking (screw home) mechanism
Photo femur access door open with all ligaments in place from a posterior view

A knockout design

Besides being fully functional, what also makes this knee kit interactive is that nearly any part can be removed to perform a simple knockout experiment. For example, you can remove the ACL to simulate a torn ACL or to demonstrate the precise movement that damages the ACL.

Built from a real knee

This knee kit reproduces realistic knee motions because it is based on a real knee. This knee kit is the right knee of the "Visible Woman" from the National Library of Medicine's Visible Human Project®, built from 3D Anatomy Studios' own segmentations of the public domain CT and cryosection image datasets.

Screenshot of knee segmentation with muscles and cryosection images in partial transparency

How to order

To order your own knee kits, just email us at contact@3danatomystudios.com with the number of kits you'd like to order of each model (Mini, Basic, Full) and we'll send you a quote; see below for current pricing. Your kits will be made by hand in our workshop in Portland, Oregon and shipped directly to you. We accept purchase orders and payment by credit card, check, or ACH.

Mini

Photo of the mini version of our human knee active learning kit viewed from the medial side

Handheld model with just the ligaments and patella to focus on function at the joint.

  • Ligaments (MCL, PCL, ACL, LCL)
  • Menisci and meniscotibial ligaments
  • Patella and patellar ligament

$499

per kit

Basic

Photo of the basic version of our human knee active learning kit slightly flexed, tilted anteriorly, and viewed from the medial side

Mid-leg to mid-thigh model for joint+patellar mechanics and manual muscle simulations

  • Ligaments (MCL, PCL, ACL, LCL)
  • Menisci and meniscotibial ligaments
  • Patella and patellar ligament
  • IT band/tract
  • Cross-section plates at mid thigh and mid leg
  • Quadriceps muscles

$749

per kit

Full

Photo of the full version of our human knee active learning kit slightly flexed, tilted anteriorly, and viewed from the medial side

Basic model plus color-coded elastic cords for all muscles from mid leg to mid thigh

  • Ligaments (MCL, PCL, ACL, LCL)
  • Menisci and meniscotibial ligaments
  • Patella and patellar ligament
  • IT band/tract
  • Cross-section plates at mid thigh and mid leg
  • All muscles between cross-sections, color-coded by compartment

$999

per kit

The prices shown above include free shipping within the US. Prices are subject to change.