Femoral prosthesis

1. A method of resurfacing the proximal femur comprising:

resecting the head and neck of a proximal femur adjacent a greater trochanter thereof;

forming a bore in the resected proximal femur along a central axis of the head and neck;

forming a recessed surface around the bore having surfaces forming a 120°-140° included angle relative to the head and neck central axis; and

implanting a prosthetic implant into the bore and surface, the implant having a stem with a central longitudinal axis forming an angle of between 0° and 135° with a head and neck central axis of the implant, an intermediate collar portion of the implant including a bone engagement surface having an included angle matching the surface of the proximal femur surrounding the bore for contacting therewith upon implantation.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the distal surface of the collar is v-shaped.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the distal surface is conical in form.

4. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the stem is curved.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the included angle of the distally facing bone engagement surface is 130°.

6. The method as set forth in claim 2 wherein the stem longitudinal axis is perpendicular to a medial bone engagement surface of the collar.

7. The method as set forth in claim 6 wherein the apex of the angled distally facing bone engagement surface is offset toward the medial cortex from the central longitudinal stem axis.

8. A prosthetic femoral implant comprising a curved stem having a proximal end and a distal end;

a circumferential collar formed on the proximal end of the stem having a proximally facing surface in the form of a circular disc extending radially inwardly and proximally from a maximum outer circumference to a central neck region and having a distally facing surface extending radially inwardly and distally at an included angle with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the neck region of between 120 and 140° a-wherein the stem and neck dimensions are arranged so that the engagement surface engages the prepared surface on the resected femur at a cervico-diaphysal angle of between 125° and 140°.

9. The prosthetic femoral implant as set forth in claim 8 wherein the distal surface of the collar is v-shaped.

10. The prosthetic femoral implant as set forth in claim 9 wherein the distal surface is conical in form.

11. The prosthetic femoral component as set forth in claim 8 wherein the included angle of the distally facing bone engagement surface is 130°.

12. A femoral prosthesis comprising a short stem and a neck carrying a spherical bearing member and in which said neck includes a support which has a distal engagement surface to engage a prepared surface on a resected femur, said engagement surface being substantially flat, part conical or conical v-shape with an enclosed angle of between 120° and 140°, wherein the stein and neck dimensions are arranged so that the engagement surface engages the prepared surface on the resected femur at a cervico-diaphysal angle of between 125′ and 140′.

13. The femoral prosthesis as claimed in claim 12 in which the enclosed angle is 130°.

14. The femoral prosthesis as set forth in claim 12 in which the cervico-diaphysal angle is 135°.

15. The femoral prosthesis as set forth in claim 12 in which the distal end of said stem is adapted to be enclosed within the femur when located therein.

16. The femoral prosthesis as set forth in claim 12 in which the support has a coating of HA.

17. The femoral prosthesis as set forth in claim 12 in which the stem has a coating of HA.

18. The femoral prosthesis as set forth in claim 12 in which the short stem is substantially conical to provide a taper of between 3° to 10°.

19. The femoral prosthesis as claimed in claim 12 in which the short stem is curved along its length.

20. The femoral prosthesis as claimed in claim 12 in which the stem axis is spaced apart from the neck axis toward the medial cortex.

21. The femoral prosthesis as claimed in claim 12 in which the stem axis is perpendicular to the engagement surface and the medial part of the stem is rounded and straight parallel to the stem axis and the lateral part of the stem is curved.

22. A femoral prosthesis comprising a short stem and a neck carrying a spherical bearing member and in which said neck includes a support which has a distal engagement surface to engage a prepared surface on a resected femur, said engagement surface being substantially flat, part conical or conical v-shape with an enclosed angle of between 120° and 140° in which the short stem is curved along its length.

23. A femoral prosthesis comprising a short stem and a neck carrying a spherical bearing member and in which said neck includes a support which has a distal engagement surface to engage a prepared surface on a resected femur, said engagement surface being substantially flat, part conical or conical v-shape with an enclosed angle of between 120° and 140° in which the stem axis is spaced apart from the neck axis toward the medial cortex.

24. A femoral prosthesis comprising a short stem and a neck carrying a spherical bearing member and in which said neck includes a support which has a distal engagement surface to engage a prepared surface on a resected femur, said engagement surface being substantially flat, part conical or conical v-shape with an enclosed angle of between 120° and 140° in which the stem axis is perpendicular to the engagement surface and the medial part of the stem is rounded and straight parallel to the stem axis and the lateral part of the stem is curved.