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  Comparative Anatomy of the knee and the ACL

The more we study, the more we want to know. We launched a unique project in collaboration with Carnegie Museum of Natural History, and the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium to study the anatomy of the ACL and its related bony landmarks in different animal species (extinct and extant) as we would like to understand how knee anatomy has evolved according to the knee function of different species.

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