Patent ID: 8500818

Claim:
A prosthetic knee joint assembly for a knee joint with a tibia and a femur, the prosthetic knee joint assembly comprising: a unitary, single body femoral component that is adapted to engage the femur; at least one bearing that supports articulation of the femoral component thereon; a unitary, single body tibial tray that supports the at least one bearing and that is adapted to engage the tibia; a ligament link coupling component included directly on one of the femoral component or the tibial tray; and a ligament link operably coupled to the one of the femoral component or the tibial tray via the ligament link coupling component, the ligament link also extending through the other of the femoral component or the tibial tray to operably couple to the respective one of the femur or the tibia, the ligament link extending from a first end to a second end, the ligament link having an outer wall defining an interior longitudinal passage portion, the ligament link also having a first aperture passing through the outer wall and disposed between the first and second ends, the ligament link additionally having a second aperture passing through the outer wall and disposed between the first and second ends, the first end extending through the first and second apertures and the longitudinal passage portion to define a first adjustable loop, the second end extending through the first and second apertures and the longitudinal passage portion to define a second adjustable loop.