Paper

Model

J. Seedbeck et
al.,2013

Femoral
component +
tibial tray: rigid
surfaces

M. Adouni et
al.,2013

L. Blankevoot et.al,
1991
Clare K. Fritzpatrick
et al., 2012

Total Real knee

Total real Knee:

quasi-estatic
2 trials: linear
and non-linear
deformable
Knee implant:
femoral, tibial:
Rigid bodies
+ Quadriceps,
patellofemoral
ligaments and
TF ligaments
Dynamic

Properties/
Material
behavior

Mesh

BC

Contact

Loads

Tet

Femoral
component
constrained in 6
DOF

COF= 0,2
(femoral
comp-tibial
insert)

Applied to tibial
tray

Normal
Cartilage: E= 1810MPa, Poisson=0,49

Femoral fixed,
patella free

Quad

Femur: femoral IE rotation

constrained, M-L
translation free
Patella:
unconstrained in
all 6DOF
(constrains
provided by the

Pressureoverclosure
relationship
COF= 0,04
(poly-comp.
femoral)

Antero-posterior
applied to femur

tendons/muscles)
- 6 DOF TF
joint
H. Marouane et al.,
2015

Paper

M. Adouni et al.,
2015

A. Hashemi et
al., 1999

Total real Knee:

Bonie
structures: rigid
Cartilage: nonhomogeneous

Non-linear
depth-dependent
Hyperelastic medius

Model

Properties/
Material
behavior

Total real Knee

deformable
model
Tibial implant:
Bone + implant
(poly and metal)

Cartilage: depthdependent isotropic

hyperelastic
(orgen-compressible)
E= 10MPa, 18MPa
Poisson-0,49
Linear elastic isotropic
but heterogeneous
Poly: E=5-32 3241390 MPa (vary)
Elasto-plastic isotropic
hardening model
Yield= 13 MPa
Poisson= 0,45
Metalic femoral and
tibial baseplat
components: linear

Mesh

BC

Contact

Loads

COF and CP
Couloumb
friction model
(polymethalic
femoral)
Distal end of
the tibial:
fixed in all

Tangencial loads
applied in 2
perpendicular
directions.
Compressive
force
Applied on metal
femoral condyle
(varus aligment)

Femur fixed
Tibia and patella
free except for
the prescribed in
vivo-based tibial
rotations
Triangula
r prism
(6 nodes)

elastic material
E= 220 GPa
Poisson=0,3

Jason P. Halloran et
al., 2004

Mark Taylor et al.,

2011

Total knee
implant
Dynamic
Rigid body
analysis

Implant proximal
tibia
(3 designs of
tibial tray)

Paper

Model

Tammy L. Haut
Donaltue et al., 2002

Total real Knee

Rigid bodies

Penaltybased
method with
a weight
factor
master(femor
al)-slave

2 mesh
densities
(0,913mm)
Cobalt-Chrome: E=200
GPa
Titanium alloy: E=110
GPa
Poisson= 0,3

Properties/
Material
behavior
Homogeneos and
linearly elastic
Femoral corti bone:
orthotropic elastic
Tibial corti: orthotropic
Tubercular bone:
linearly elastic and
homogeneous

Tet
2
densities
(1,5 and
3mm)

Distal end of tibia

constrained

COF= 0,6
(boneimplant)

3 forces and 3
moments directly
applied to the
tibial tray

Mesh

BC

Contact

Loads

8-node
brick
elements
(2-5mm)

During
compressive
loading: proximal
femur -encastre
Distal tibia:
constrained in
flexion-extension

Femur-Tibia
Frictionless
hard
contact
model
Master-slave
Lagrange
multi

Compressive
force (1X)
applied through
the distal tibia at
0 flexion

conjugate to
Overclosure
into master

H. Maurane et al.,
2013

Real knee: TF
joint
Rigid bodies
Static

G. Papaioannou et
al., 2008

Total real knee:

Rigid-bodies
dynamic

Femur: flexed
about its M-L axis
to the desired
joint flexed angle
Tibia: doesnt
rotate at sagittal
and frontal plane

Cartilage: depthdependent isotropic

hyperelastic
Nonlinear elastic
E= 10-18 MPa
Poisson= 0,49
Cartilage: elastic
material

hex

Distal femur: fully

constrained

Varying 1800
compressive force
On tibia (MBP
locations)
Suface-tosurface
tangencial
contact