A Porcine Knee Model Is Valid for Use in the Evaluation of Arthroscopic Skills: A Pilot Study.

Background Previously validated knee arthroscopy evaluation tools have used human cadaveric knees. This is unsustainable because of the cost and scarcity of these specimens. Porcine (pig) knees are anatomically similar, affordable, and easily obtainable; however, whether porcine knees represent a suitable alternative to human specimens has not been evaluated.