Patent ID: 8740911

Claim:
A method of preparing a distal femur for implantation of a femoral implant, comprising the steps of: making at least one resection in the distal femur; selecting a trial femoral implant to be implanted on the distal femur, the trial implant including a first aperture; placing the trial implant on the resected distal femur; drilling a first peg hole in the femur through the first aperture; inserting a trial peg through the first aperture and into the first peg hole formed in the distal femur; evaluating the spacing of a knee joint, including contacting and moving the trial femoral implant with respect to a tibial trial implant through a full range of motion while the trial peg is inserted through the first aperture and into the first peg hole formed in the distal femur; removing the trial peg from the distal femur; removing the trial implant from the femur; and implanting a femoral implant having a first peg, the first peg disposed in the first peg hole when the femoral implant is implanted.