Patent ID: 8828008

Claim:
A system for performing an arthroscopic arthroplasty procedure with respect to a distracted hip joint of a human patient, the hip joint being defined by a femoral head extending from a femoral neck of a femur, and an acetabulum of a pelvis, said system comprising: an acetabular prosthesis and a complementarily-configured femoral head prosthesis, each of the prostheses being configured to be directed through a channel defined by and extending along a longitudinal axis of and through the femoral neck, and through the femoral head, for insertion into the distracted hip joint, the channel having a smaller width than a maximum width of the femoral neck and either of the prostheses, the femoral head having a larger width than the maximum width of the femoral neck, and the prostheses each being further configured to be deployed within the distracted hip joint, from the channel, into engagement with the corresponding one of the acetabulum and the femoral head of the distracted hip joint, the acetabular prosthesis being configured to receive the femoral head prosthesis upon non-distraction of the distracted hip joint.