Patent ID: 7264634

Claim:
A method of osteochondral repair, comprising the steps of: creating a recipient socket in bone having a condylar surface to be repaired; selecting an implant from a set of implants to match the condylar surface to be repaired, the set comprising a plurality of preformed implants having different curvatures and contours, each of the implants of the set comprising a cylindrical plug having a first end and a second opposing end, the first and second opposing ends being provided with a first surface and a second opposing surface, respectively, the first surface having a first curvature with a first radius and the second opposing surface having a second curvature with a second radius, the first radius being different from the second radius, so that each end is provided with a surface having a different curvature from the surface at the opposing end of the implant; matching one of the first and second curvatures of the cylindrical plug with the condylar surface to be repaired; and inserting the implant into the recipient socket.