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1. An implant for use in a long bone during joint arthroplasty, said implant comprising:
a first end; a second end comprising a blunt tip; and a stem of the implant disposed between the first and second ends, wherein
a proximal portion of the stem comprises an anterior surface, a posterior surface, a medial surface and a lateral surface, wherein a dimension of said medial surface taken in a first plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the implant is greater than a dimension of said lateral surface taken in the same first plane, anda distal portion of the stem comprises an anterior surface, a posterior surface, a medial surface, and a lateral surface, wherein a dimension of said lateral surface taken in a second plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the implant, the second plane spaced distally apart from the first plane is greater than a dimension of the medial surface taken in the same second plane. |
