Joint replacement system

A replacement system for a joint comprising:

• a first cup member having an interior lining material, said first cup member having a generally hemispherical cavity therein, said interior lining material generally surrounding said hemispherical cavity;
• a ball member received within said hemispherical cavity, said ball member being cantable within said cavity;
• a securing means connected to said fist cup member for affixing said first cup member within a human bone adjacent one component of the joint;
• an affixation means interconnected to said ball member for affixing said ball member within another human bone adjacent another component of the joint;
• a second cup member having an interior lining, said second cup member forming a generally hemispherical cavity therein, said interior lining generally surrounding said hemispherical cavity in said second cup member;
• a second ball member received within said hemispherical cavity of said second cup member, said second ball member being cantable within said second cup member;
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• a rod having one end connected to said first ball member and an opposite end connected to said second ball member.

A method of forming an artificial human joint comprising:

• forming a first cup member having a hemispherical cavity therein, said hemispherical cavity having a diameter of not more than one inch;
• drilling a hole through two components of the human joint, said step of drilling comprising the steps of:
• fastening a guide wire into the drilled hole, said guide wire extending through and outwardly of said drilled hole;
• reaming a bore along said guide wire into a bone at the joint having a diameter suitable for receiving said first cup member;
• removing said guide wire from said drilled hole;
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• cementing areas between exterior surfaces of said shaft and an interior wall of the bore;
• implanting said first cup member into one of the two components of the human joint and into a portion of said hole, said hemispherical cavity facing the other of said two components;
• implanting a shaft having a ball member at one end into the other of said two components and into another portion of the drilled hole such that said ball faces said hemispherical cavity;
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• engaging said ball member into said hemispherical cavity.