Orthopaedic implant kit, orthopaedic surgery kit and associated method

Abstract

A kit for use in performing revision surgery on a cavity in a canal of extending from a resected plane a long bone is provided. The kit includes a canal component fitted to the cavity. The canal component includes a canal portion having first and second ends. The canal component further includes a sleeve portion having an external periphery and an internal periphery defining an internal cavity. The kit also includes a first joint component having a body portion and a connection portion. The connection portion is fitted into the sleeve portion. A connection portion of a second joint component also may be fitted into the sleeve portion so that the external periphery of the connection portion of the first joint component is spaced inwardly from the external periphery of the sleeve portion of the canal component when the first joint component is fixedly connected to the canal.

1 . A method for providing joint arthroplasty on a joint of a patient with an orthopaedic implant, the method comprising the steps:
 resecting a long bone along a resection plane;   preparing a cavity in the canal of the long bone;   implanting an orthopaedic implant canal component into a cavity in the canal of a long bone, the orthopaedic implant canal component having a stem element and a first body element fixedly connectable to said stem element, the orthopaedic implant canal component being secured in the canal of the long bone;   connecting an orthopaedic trial body component to the implant canal component, the orthopaedic trial body component being spaced from the long bone;   performing a trial reduction of the joint of the patient;   determining if the orthopaedic trial body component provides satisfactory results for the patient; and   implanting an orthopaedic implant body component corresponding to the orthopaedic trial body component onto the orthopaedic implant canal component if the orthopaedic trial body component provides satisfactory results for the patient.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the implanting the canal component step includes permanently securing the canal component to the long bone. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the implanting the canal component step includes positioning the canal component such that the canal component intersects the resection plane.