A surgical device for extraction of a prosthetic component from a patient during surgery, the surgical device comprising: a first component having a female coupling portion at a first end, and a second end configured to be connected to one of a prosthetic component or a surgical extraction instrument, the first component further including a retainer; and a second component having a first end defining a male coupling portion, a stem extending from the male coupling portion, and a second end configured to be connected to the other of the prosthetic component or the surgical extraction instrument, wherein the male coupling portion of the second component is configured to be disposed within the female coupling portion of the first component and retained within the female coupling portion by the retainer with the stem of the second component extending away from the female coupling portion of the first component, the male coupling portion of the second component and the retainer of the first component being configured such that the male coupling portion is held in the female coupling portion while allowing articulation of the first component relative to the second component, wherein the female coupling portion is a socket and the male coupling portion is a ball portion which is configured to be disposed within the socket, the socket having a closed end and an open end, and the retainer of the first component being a neck portion disposed between the closed end and the open end of the socket and defining a narrow internal width compared to a width of the closed end of the socket, wherein the ball portion is configured to be disposed within the socket with the stem of the second component extending through the neck portion and out through the open end of the socket, the ball portion having a width which is larger than the width of the neck portion such that the ball portion is held in the closed end of the socket and prevented from passing out through the neck portion and open end of the socket while allowing relative articulation of the ball portion and socket, the ball portion and socket thus forming a ball and socket joint, and wherein the first and second components (108, 110) forming an articulating joint allowing a user to connect the surgical extraction instrument to the prosthetic component in a patient, articulate a portion of the surgical extraction instrument which resides external from the operating site, and transfer extraction forces to enable removal of the prosthetic component from the patient. a first component having a female coupling portion at a first end, and a second end configured to be connected to one of a prosthetic component or a surgical extraction instrument, the first component further including a retainer; and a second component having a first end defining a male coupling portion, a stem extending from the male coupling portion, and a second end configured to be connected to the other of the prosthetic component or the surgical extraction instrument, wherein the male coupling portion of the second component is configured to be disposed within the female coupling portion of the first component and retained within the female coupling portion by the retainer with the stem of the second component extending away from the female coupling portion of the first component, the male coupling portion of the second component and the retainer of the first component being configured such that the male coupling portion is held in the female coupling portion while allowing articulation of the first component relative to the second component, wherein the female coupling portion is a socket and the male coupling portion is a ball portion which is configured to be disposed within the socket, the socket having a closed end and an open end, and the retainer of the first component being a neck portion disposed between the closed end and the open end of the socket and defining a narrow internal width compared to a width of the closed end of the socket, wherein the ball portion is configured to be disposed within the socket with the stem of the second component extending through the neck portion and out through the open end of the socket, the ball portion having a width which is larger than the width of the neck portion such that the ball portion is held in the closed end of the socket and prevented from passing out through the neck portion and open end of the socket while allowing relative articulation of the ball portion and socket, the ball portion and socket thus forming a ball and socket joint, and wherein the first and second components (108, 110) forming an articulating joint allowing a user to connect the surgical extraction instrument to the prosthetic component in a patient, articulate a portion of the surgical extraction instrument which resides external from the operating site, and transfer extraction forces to enable removal of the prosthetic component from the patient.