Patent ID: 8778029

Claim:
An implantable prosthesis system for replacing a human hip or knee joint and the adjoining bone sections, comprising: a joint replacement part ( 10 ); a shaft replacement part ( 12 ) being connectable to the joint replacement part ( 10 ) or integral therewith and having a central cavity ( 14 ); and a rod-shaped shaft anchoring part ( 16 ) being insertable into the cavity ( 14 ) in the shaft replacement part ( 12 ); wherein the rod-shaped shaft anchoring part ( 16 ) comprises a proximal and distal part, wherein the proximal part being insertable into the cavity in the shaft replacement part and the distal part comprises a locating means ( 28 ) adapted to form a channel ( 42 ) through a patient's bone section ( 18 ) located at a side facing away from the joint replacement part from outside, the channel ( 42 ) and the rod-shaped shaft anchoring part ( 16 ) are aligned along a common axis and wherein the channel ( 42 ) extends up to the distal part of the rod-shaped shaft anchoring part ( 16 ); and attachment means ( 26 ) for engagement with a tool ( 44 ) projecting from outside the bone section ( 18 ) through the channel ( 42 ) for exerting at least a traction force on the rod-shaped shaft anchoring part ( 16 ) for removing the rod-shaped shaft anchoring part ( 16 ) from the bone section ( 18 ) through the channel ( 42 ).