Patent ID: 8663333

Claim:
A method of shoulder repair, the method comprising the steps of: providing a humeral prosthetic, comprising: a stem module with a stem support surface; and a joint adapter adapted to hold either a liner or a spherical cap, wherein the stem module and the joint adapter are adjustable in inclination angle, the joint adapter having an adapter support surface which interfaces with the stem support surface; wherein the stem support surface and the adapter support surface have corresponding approximately radial arc shaped sections which comprise segments of a cylinder shell surface with a radius and a center axis for positioning of the joint adapter against the stem module at different inclination angles between the longitudinal axis of the stem module and the center axis of the joint adapter, and wherein the stem module has a plurality of holes for receiving a fastening device to secure the joint adaptor to the stem module at one of a corresponding plurality of alternate inclination angles; positioning the joint adapter against the stem module at an inclination angle corresponding to the inclination angle of a patient's humeral stem; inserting a fastening device within one of the plurality of holes of the joint module to fix the joint adapter relative to the stem module at the inclination angle corresponding to the inclination angle of the patient's humeral joint; securing the joint adapter to the stem module; and providing the humeral prosthetic within a patient's humerus.