Patent ID: 8273131

Claim:
A method of positioning a prosthesis member on a single bone in a joint of an anatomy, comprising: obtaining access to the joint; positioning a first prosthesis member at a first location on a first portion the single bone; obtaining a second location of a resection on a second portion of the single bone different from the first portion after positioning the first prosthesis member at the first location on the first portion the single bone, including: contacting the positioned first prosthesis member on the first portion of the single bone with an alignment instrument; and moving a portion of the alignment instrument relative to the second portion of the single bone; wherein the alignment instrument to contact the first prosthesis member is separate and different from a resection instrument for performing the resection; performing a resection at the obtained second location on the second portion of the single bone with the resection instrument; and positioning a second prosthesis member at the second location on the single bone.