As a complex and refractory disease, the incidence of steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (SONFH) is increasing year by year and showing an increasing trend in younger people. A good animal model of disease can provide important support for studying the pathogenesis of SONFH and the development of treatment method . In this paper, the latest progress made in the construction of SONFH animal models is summarized and analyzed from the aspects of animal selection, modeling method , and model evaluation. To achieve this, we review and categorize the experimental studies related to SONFH animal models conducted in China and overseas in recent years, providing a reference for related research of SONFH.