Method of restructuring bone

A method of incorporating a prosthetic device into the skeletal structure of a human or animal for inducing bone repair of a portion of damaged bone and bonding to the prosthesis, comprising the steps of:

• providing a hollow osteoceramic cylinder having an outer surface, a first end, a second end, and a plurality of notches in at least one of the first and the second ends, wherein the osteoceramic cylinder has a surface geometry configured to match a surface geometry of the damaged bone;
• positioning the osteoceramic cylinder so that the plurality of notches are adjacent to the damaged bone;
• and
• stabilizing the osteoceramic cylinder for a time sufficient for bone tissue to grow into the plurality of notches.

A method of incorporating a bone guide into the skeletal structure of a human or animal for inducing bone repair in a first and a second portion of damaged bone, comprising the steps of:

• providing a calcium phosphate cylinder adapted to fit into the intramedullary cavity of the damaged bone;
• positioning the cylinder inside the intramedullary cavities of the first and the second portions of damaged bone;
• and
• stabilizing the first and second portions of damaged bone with respect to each other for a time sufficient for bone tissue to grow to connect the first and second portions of bone.

A method of incorporating a prosthetic device into the skeletal structure of a human or animal for inducing bone repair and stabilizing a first and a second portion of damaged bone, comprising the steps of:

• providing an osteoceramic cylinder adapted to tightly fit into the intramedullary cavity of the damaged bone;
• positioning the osteoceramic cylinder inside the intramedullary cavities of the first and the second portions of damaged bone;
• and
• stabilizing the osteoceramic cylinder relative to the first and second portions of damaged bone.

A method of incorporating a joint replacement device into the skeletal structure of a human or animal for articulably connecting a first and a second bone, comprising the steps of:

• providing a joint replacement device having a sapphire or ruby ball, first and second bearing surfaces contacting the ball and permitting relative movement of the ball therewithin, a first retainer for holding the first bearing surface and having a first osteoceramic body with a first bone contact surface thereon, and a second retainer for holding the second bearing surface and having a second osteoceramic body with a second bone contact surface thereon, wherein the first and second bone contact surfaces have surface geometries configured to match the surface geometries of the first and second bone, respectively;
• positioning the joint replacement device in an orthopedically desirable position between the first and the second bones;
• and
• reattaching or repositioning ligaments to maintain natural blood and lymphatic service to the first and second bones.