A modular implant system includes a set of anatomically-designed
diaphyseal fitting and filling modular implant components and collars.
The diaphyseal component connects with a selected intramedullary stem and
with a selected collar component. The collar component connects to
another implant component such as a modular articular component, a
segmental component or an intercalary component. The diaphyseal component
has a tapered porous surface that is received with a tapered bore in the
bone diaphysis that is prepared to match the size and shape of the
tapered porous surface. The collar component has a porous surface for
tissue ingrowth, such as the periosteum, to seal the intramedullary
canal. The diaphyseal implant is easy to insert and remove, does not bind
before fully seating to prevent stress shielding, and eliminates the long
lever arm created when fixation occurs only at the tip of the stem, and
should eliminate related stem loosening.