Tibial component of a knee prosthesis having an angled cement pocket

1. An implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis, comprising:

a tibial component configured to be coupled to a surgically-prepared proximal tibia, the tibial component having:

a platform including (i) a superior side and (ii) an inferior side that is opposite the superior side, and

a fixation member extending inferiorly from the inferior side of the platform, the inferior side comprising an inferior fixation surface that extends generally in a plane, wherein (i) the inferior fixation surface has a cement pocket formed therein, and (ii) the cement pocket is deeper at its anterior end than at its posterior end.

2. The implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis of claim 1 , further comprising a tibial bearing component, wherein:

the tibial component comprises a tibial tray, and

the tibial bearing component is positioned on the tibial tray.

3. The implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis of claim 2 , wherein the tibial tray is metallic and the tibial bearing is polymeric.

4. The implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis of claim 1 , wherein the superior side of the tibial component comprises:

a medial bearing surface configured to articulate with the medial condyle surface of a femoral component, and

a lateral bearing surface configured to articulate with the lateral condyle surface of the femoral component.

5. The implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis of claim 4 , wherein the tibial component comprises a monolithic polymeric component.

6. The implantable orthopaedic prosthesis of claim 1 , wherein:

the inferior fixation surface comprises a mounting rim having a sidewall extending superiorly therefrom,

the sidewall defines the perimeter of the cement pocket, and

when viewed sagittally, an anterior end of the sidewall is wider than a posterior end of the sidewall.

7. An implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis, comprising:

a tibial component configured to be coupled to a surgically-prepared proximal tibia, the tibial component having (i) a superior side, (ii) an inferior side that is opposite the superior side, and (iii) a fixation member extending inferiorly from the inferior side, the inferior side of the tibial component comprising an inferior fixation surface that extends generally in a plane,

wherein the inferior fixation surface comprises (i) a peripheral rim, (ii) a top wall spaced apart superiorly from the peripheral rim, and (iii) a sidewall extending superiorly from the posterior rim to the top wall, and

wherein, when viewed sagittally, an imaginary plane defined by the peripheral rim forms an acute angle with an imaginary plane defined by the top wall.

8. The implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis of claim 7 , wherein, when viewed sagittally, an anterior end of the sidewall is wider than a posterior end of the sidewall.

9. The implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis of claim 7 , wherein the sidewall and the top wall collectively define a cement pocket.

10. The implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis of claim 7 , further comprising a tibial bearing component, wherein:

the tibial component comprises a tibial tray, and

the tibial bearing component is positioned on the tibial tray.

11. The implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis of claim 10 , wherein the tibial tray is metallic and the tibial bearing is polymeric.

12. The implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis of claim 7 , wherein the superior side of the tibial component comprises:

a medial bearing surface configured to articulate with the medial condyle surface of a femoral component, and

a lateral bearing surface configured to articulate with the lateral condyle surface of the femoral component.

13. The implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis of claim 12 , wherein the tibial component comprises a monolithic polymeric component.

14. An implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis, comprising:

a femoral component having a medial condyle surface and a lateral condyle surface,

a tibial bearing having (i) a medial bearing surface configured to articulate with the medial condyle surface of the femoral component, and (ii) a lateral bearing surface configured to articulate with the lateral condyle surface of the femoral component, and

a tibial tray positioned below the bearing, the tibial tray comprising (i) a superior side, (ii) an inferior side that is opposite the superior side, and (iii) a fixation member extending inferiorly from the inferior side, the inferior side of the tibial tray comprising an inferior fixation surface that extends generally in a plane,

wherein the inferior fixation surface comprises (i) a peripheral rim, (ii) a top wall spaced apart superiorly from the peripheral rim, and (iii) a sidewall extending superiorly from the posterior rim to the top wall, and

wherein, when viewed sagittally, an imaginary plane defined by the peripheral rim forms an acute angle with an imaginary plane defined by the top wall.

15. The implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis of claim 14 , wherein, when viewed sagittally, an anterior end of the sidewall is wider than a posterior end of the sidewall.

16. The implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis of claim 14 , wherein the sidewall and the top wall collectively define a cement pocket.

17. The implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis of claim 14 , wherein the tibial tray is metallic and the tibial bearing is polymeric.

18. The implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis of claim 14 , wherein the tibial bearing is rotatable relative to the tibial tray.

19. The implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis of claim 14 , wherein the tibial bearing is fixed in position relative to the tibial tray.