Patent ID: 8529572

Claim:
A method of identifying a point on the femoral head in alignment with a central axis of the femoral neck, the method comprising the steps of: providing a jig comprising a first member having a locating member for at least partially receiving the femoral neck, the locating member having a surface defining a plane substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the femoral neck, a guide member mounted in spaced relation with respect to the first member and defining a central axis at right-angles to the plane defined by the locating member, the central axis intersecting the plane at a location a predetermined distance from said locating member, and an elongate alignment member mounted with respect to the first member, the elongate alignment member being laterally offset from and extending parallel to the central axis of the guide member, exposing the femoral head and neck; offering up the first member to the femoral neck so that the femoral neck is at least partially received by said locating member; aligning the elongate alignment member laterally offset and substantially parallel to the central axis of the femoral neck; and identifying an intersection point at which the central axis of the guide member intersects the femoral head as the point on the femoral head in alignment with the central axis of the femoral neck.