Patent ID: 8506645

Claim:
A tibial augment system for a knee joint including a tibia, the system configured to articulate in conjunction with a condyle portion of a femoral component, the system comprising: a tibial implant comprising a tibial plate and a tibial stem component extending from said tibial plate; and a tibial augment comprising an annular body formed with a porous metal material for facilitating bony ingrowth into said annular body, said annular body including an interior wall and an exterior wall with a thickness of the annular body extending between said interior wall and said exterior wall such that said porous metal material spans the entirety of said thickness, said annular body sized for implantation in the tibia and having an anterior/posterior dimension and a medial/lateral dimension, said interior wall of said annular body providing a passageway that extends entirely through the annular body for accepting said tibial stem component when said annular body is positioned about said tibial stem component.