SHOULDER IMPLANT COMPONENTS

Abstract A method of installing a glenoid implant in a prepared glenoid of a patient, the prepared glenoid having a mating surface, a central bore, and a plurality of peripheral bores, the method comprising: providing a glenoid implant including: (i) a body having a first side with a concave surface and a second opposing side with a convex surface, the convex surface having a peripheral area surrounding a central area; (ii) a central peg extending from the central area of the convex surface; and (iii) a plurality of peripheral pegs extending from the peripheral area of the convex surface, each of the peripheral pegs having at least one radially extending feature; applying bone cement to (i) at least a portion of the central peg, (ii) at least a portion of the central bore, or (iii) both (i) and (ii); positioning, via at least one of one or more tools, the glenoid implant such that: (i) at least a portion of the convex surface directly engages the mating surface of the prepared glenoid, (ii) the central peg is positioned within the central bore of the prepared glenoid, and (iii) each of the plurality of peripheral pegs is positioned within a respective one of the plurality of peripheral bores of the prepared glenoid; disengaging the at least one of the one or more tools from the glenoid implant prior to the bone cement curing; and maintaining, while the bone cement cures, the position of the glenoid implant relative to the prepared glenoid via the at least one radially extending feature of the plurality of peripheral pegs.