A method of operating on a joint having a medullary canal, including the steps of removing a first rod that is disposed within a bore of a joint prosthesis. The first rod having a distal tip that extends past the joint prosthesis when the joint prosthesis is implanted in the medullary canal of a bone. Next, a second rod is placed within the bore of the joint prosthesis. The second rod has a second distal tip that extends distally further into the medullary canal of the bone as compared to the distal tip of the first rod when the first rod is positioned within the joint prosthesis.