Systems and methods for providing a femoral component having a modular stem

A method of applying a femoral component to a femur, the method comprising:

• preparing the femur to receive the femoral component by removing bone from a distal portion of the femur;
• providing a modular intramedullary stem having a proximal end and a distal end;
• inserting the modular stem into an intramedullary canal of the femur;
• providing the femoral component, wherein the femoral component and the modular stem each comprise a discrete component, wherein the femoral component comprises an articular surface and an internal surface, wherein the internal surface comprises a first surface that is configured to be attached to a resectioned surface of a posterior condyle of a femur, wherein the resectioned surface runs proximally and anteriorly from its distal end towards a longitudinal axis of a distal one fourth to a distal one third of the femur, and wherein the internal surface of the femoral component comprises a mating surface that is configured to be permanently fixed to the distal end of the modular stem;
• and
• seating the femoral component on the distal portion of the femur, wherein the seating is accomplished by at least one of:
• sliding the femoral component onto a resectioned surface of the femur at an angle of between about 20 and about 80 degrees with respect to a longitudinal axis of about a distal one fourth to about a distal one third of the femur, and
• rolling the femoral component onto the resectioned surface of the femur;
• and
• permanently fixing the distal end of the modular stem to the internal surface of the femoral component.