Table 6.

A summary of the in silico methods for evaluating the performance of knee joint replacements.

Type of Method	Advantages and Disadvantages	Representative Example	References
Musculoskeletal model	Able to simulate the activities of the human body; wear mechanism was not considered		[44]
	Combines the advantages of numerical and experimental methods		[45]
Coupled musculoskeletal-FE model	Reflects the stress state more comprehensively; lack of in vivo measurements		[46]
	Deformable contact models of the hip are considered; the accuracy can be improved		[47]
FE model	The mechanical information is comprehensive; difficult to develop the model		[48]
	The effect of simulation prediction is good		[49]