Implants and methods are presented for surgically repairing a hip joint
with a proximal femoral prosthesis that comprises femoral head component
and a femoral stem component. The femoral stem component comprises a neck
portion, a flange portion, a transitional body region and an elongated
stem. The femur is prepared for implantation of the femoral hip
prosthesis by resecting the proximal femur and reaming a symmetric
intramedullary cavity in the femur. The femoral hip prosthesis is then
inserted the on the resected femur and in the intramedullary cavity. The
femoral hip prosthesis elastically deforms when loaded during use to
apply dynamic compressive loads and displacement to the calcar region of
the resected proximal femur.