Methods and devices for determining a joint line position are disclosed.
According to one embodiment, a method includes: providing a femoral trial
component, the femoral trial component comprising an anterior flange and
at least one mark on the anterior flange of the femoral trial component
to indicate a desired patellofemoral contact point in extension;
referencing the mark on the femoral trial component during a surgical
procedure to assist in determining a proper superior-inferior joint line
position between a tibial prosthetic component and a femoral prosthetic
component; installing the femoral prosthetic component based at least in
part on the determination of the proper superior-inferior joint line
position between the tibial component and the femoral component;
installing the tibial prosthetic component based at least in part on the
determination of the proper superior-inferior joint line position; and
completing the surgical procedure with the femoral component and tibial
component in proper position is described.