A stem component having a body portion and a connection portion is provided. A portion of the stem component may be fitted to a cavity in a canal of a long bone. The stem component includes a canal portion and a sleeve portion that has an internal periphery that forms an internal cavity. A portion of the external periphery of the sleeve portion may be fitted to the cavity of the long bone. A portion of the external periphery of the connection portion may be fitted into the internal cavity of the sleeve portion, so that the external periphery of the connection portion of the joint component is spaced inwardly from the external periphery of the sleeve portion of the stem component when the joint component is fixedly connected to the stem component so that the joint component may be removed without disturbing the fixation to the long bone.