Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty

A provisional femoral head, comprising:

• a spherical body having a generally cylindrical internal aperture formed in a distal end of said spherical body, said internal aperture sized to accommodate a provisional femoral neck, said spherical body further including a first clamp aperture sized to receive a first blade end of a clamp and a second clamp aperture sized to receive a second blade end of said clamp, said first and said second clamp apertures extending through an exterior wall of said spherical body, said first and said second clamp apertures forming a first opposing pair of clamp apertures into which said first and said second blades of said clamp can be positioned to secure the provisional femoral head to said clamp.