A glenoid implant for use in a glenoid of a shoulder joint comprising: a body with a bearing surface (21, 221, 321, 421) and a bone-contacting surface (32, 232, 332, 432) opposite the bearing surface; a post at a center of the bone-contacting surface; and first, second, third and fourth flanges (40A-D, 140, 240A-D, 340A-D, 440A-D) each extending from the bone contacting surface of the body to a free end (46A-D, 146, 246, 346, 446), characterized in that: the first flange (40A, 140, 240A, 340A, 440A) includes an inside facing surface (44A, 144, 244, 344, 444) that faces the post and an outside facing surface (42A, 142, 242, 342, 442) that faces an outer perimeter (11, 211, 311, 411) of the body, the outside facing surface being opposite the inside facing surface, each of the inside and outside facing surfaces extending from the bone-contacting surface to the free end, wherein the inside facing surface of the first flange is non-parallel to the outside facing surface of the first flange and wherein the outside facing surface of the first flange is tapered from the bone-contacting surface toward the free end; and the first, second, third and fourth flanges (40A-D, 240A-D, 340A-D, 440A-D), oriented differently from each other, are spaced apart from one another and extend from the bone-contacting surface of the body such that outside facing surfaces (42B-D, 142, 242, 342, 442) of the first, second, third and fourth flanges at the bone-contacting surface of the body are 8 mm or less from the outer perimeter of the body, wherein the first flange is a superior flange, the second flange is an anterior flange, the third flange is an inferior flange and the fourth flange is a posterior flange, the flanges being spaced apart at peripheral locations on the body to correspond to respective superior, anterior, inferior and posterior locations on the glenoid. a body with a bearing surface (21, 221, 321, 421) and a bone-contacting surface (32, 232, 332, 432) opposite the bearing surface; a post at a center of the bone-contacting surface; and first, second, third and fourth flanges (40A-D, 140, 240A-D, 340A-D, 440A-D) each extending from the bone contacting surface of the body to a free end (46A-D, 146, 246, 346, 446), characterized in that: the first flange (40A, 140, 240A, 340A, 440A) includes an inside facing surface (44A, 144, 244, 344, 444) that faces the post and an outside facing surface (42A, 142, 242, 342, 442) that faces an outer perimeter (11, 211, 311, 411) of the body, the outside facing surface being opposite the inside facing surface, each of the inside and outside facing surfaces extending from the bone-contacting surface to the free end, wherein the inside facing surface of the first flange is non-parallel to the outside facing surface of the first flange and wherein the outside facing surface of the first flange is tapered from the bone-contacting surface toward the free end; and the first, second, third and fourth flanges (40A-D, 240A-D, 340A-D, 440A-D), oriented differently from each other, are spaced apart from one another and extend from the bone-contacting surface of the body such that outside facing surfaces (42B-D, 142, 242, 342, 442) of the first, second, third and fourth flanges at the bone-contacting surface of the body are 8 mm or less from the outer perimeter of the body, wherein the first flange is a superior flange, the second flange is an anterior flange, the third flange is an inferior flange and the fourth flange is a posterior flange, the flanges being spaced apart at peripheral locations on the body to correspond to respective superior, anterior, inferior and posterior locations on the glenoid. the first flange (40A, 140, 240A, 340A, 440A) includes an inside facing surface (44A, 144, 244, 344, 444) that faces the post and an outside facing surface (42A, 142, 242, 342, 442) that faces an outer perimeter (11, 211, 311, 411) of the body, the outside facing surface being opposite the inside facing surface, each of the inside and outside facing surfaces extending from the bone-contacting surface to the free end, wherein the inside facing surface of the first flange is non-parallel to the outside facing surface of the first flange and wherein the outside facing surface of the first flange is tapered from the bone-contacting surface toward the free end; and the first, second, third and fourth flanges (40A-D, 240A-D, 340A-D, 440A-D), oriented differently from each other, are spaced apart from one another and extend from the bone-contacting surface of the body such that outside facing surfaces (42B-D, 142, 242, 342, 442) of the first, second, third and fourth flanges at the bone-contacting surface of the body are 8 mm or less from the outer perimeter of the body, wherein the first flange is a superior flange, the second flange is an anterior flange, the third flange is an inferior flange and the fourth flange is a posterior flange, the flanges being spaced apart at peripheral locations on the body to correspond to respective superior, anterior, inferior and posterior locations on the glenoid.