Patent ID: 8535385

Claim:
A prosthetic system for implantation in a cavity in an end of a bone, the prosthetic system comprising: a prosthetic implant including a stem component; a hollow sleeve formed separately from said stem component for subsequent connection to said stem component, said hollow sleeve formed with a porous material and capable of being impacted into the cavity in the end of the bone for firmly wedging the hollow sleeve in the cavity prior to connecting said hollow sleeve to said stem component, wherein said porous material is a bone ingrowth-receptive material with a porous structure for encouraging bone ingrowth into the hollow sleeve, said hollow sleeve including an axial channel that extends through the length of the hollow sleeve for accommodating said stem component, wherein said stem component is received in the axial channel so as to leave an annular gap between an outer surface of the stem component and an interior surface of the hollow sleeve that is situated along said axial channel; and an adhesive located within said annular gap and interdigitating into said porous structure for securing said stem component in said axial channel.