Patent ID: 6840959

Claim:
A pelvic prosthesis comprising: a ball socket adapted to replace the acetabulum; an anterior fanned wing extending upward from said ball socket; and a posterior fanned wing extending upward from said ball socket, said posterior fanned wing being spaced apart from said anterior fanned wing; wherein said anterior fanned wing defines at least two spaced apart pin receiving holes; said posterior fanned wing defines two spaced apart pin receiving holes which are aligned with said pin receiving holes defined by said anterior fanned wing; said spaced apart holes on said anterior fanned wing include a lateral anterior hole and a medial anterior hole, and said spaced apart holes on said posterior fanned wing include a lateral posterior hole and a medial posterior hole hold; and said lateral anterior hole, said medial anterior hole, said lateral posterior hole, and said medial posterior hole are arranged such that a first pin extending through said lateral anterior hole and said lateral posterior hole is not parallel to a second pin extending through said medial anterior hole and said medial posterior hole.