A surgical instrument (10) for removing an implanted glenoid component (12) from the glenoid (14) of a patient includes a protective cannula (18) and a flexible wire saw (16). The flexible wire saw is positioned in the protective cannula such that both ends (26,28) of the flexible wire saw extend out of one end (30) of the protective cannula, with a portion of the middle section (32) of the wire saw forming a loop (34) that extends out of the other end of the protective cannula.
