Abstract: A femoral broach for preparing an intramedullary canal for receiving a stem of a fermoral hip prosthesis is provided which comprises a body having posterior, anterior, medial and lateral faces, and divided generally into proximal and distal sections, the body having a shape corresponding substantially to the shape of the stem, the latter shape defined in part by a first curve along the posterior face, a second curve along the proximal portion of the anterior face, and a third curve along the distal portion of the anterior face. Each of the first, second and third curves are generated from different centers.