Patent ID: 7819879

Claim:
A method of setting a guide pin in a femoral neck of a patient for use in resurfacing a femoral head in a hip procedure, comprising: inserting a retrograde reference pin into the femoral neck from a retrograde approach until a distal end of said retrograde reference pin pierces a femoral cortex of the femoral head to thereby form a guide pin track in the femoral neck and a guide pin opening through the femoral cortex of the femoral head, the retrograde reference pin guided by a retrograde pin guide member having a plurality of retrograde pin bores extending through the retrograde in guide member, the plurality of retrograde pin bores configured for use in positioning and guiding the retrograde reference pin, at least two of the plurality of retrograde pin bores defining axes that are parallel with one another, the retrograde pin guide member adjustably attached to a reference pin guide member; removing said retrograde reference pin from the femur to thereby expose said guide pin track and said guide pin opening, locating said guide pin opening, inserting a definitive guide pin antegrade through said guide pin opening and into the guide pin track, and using said definitive guide pin to resurface the femoral head.