Patent ID: 8226725

Claim:
A prosthetic bone implant, the bone implant forming one side of a joint, comprising: a prosthesis for replacing one side of a joint, the prosthesis having a bearing surface located on one side of a joint line; and a soft tissue attachment component having a flange portion fixedly connected to the prosthesis adjacent at a first end and extending outwardly therefrom beyond the joint line at a second end, the soft tissue attachment component further comprises a stem portion formed as a one-piece construct with the flange portion, the stem portion having a free end with first and second arms forming a U-shaped slot, the U-shaped slot being open proximally at a free end thereof and having two medial and lateral side openings extending from the open free end of the slot distally towards the stem portion; wherein the soft tissue attachment component is moveable with respect to the prosthesis while connected thereto.