System and method for joint resurface repair

An implant for installation into a portion of an articular surface, said implant comprising:

• a shell component comprising a resiliently deformable load bearing wall and a peripheral rim defining a pocket, said load bearing wall including a distal facing surface and an outer surface having a contour based on an original surface contour of an excised portion of said articular surface, wherein said peripheral rim extends generally outwardly and away from said load bearing surface and said distal facing surface,
• an inner component comprising an outer surface and a bone-facing surface configured to mate with an implant site created by said excised portion of said articular surface, said inner component configured to be at least partially disposed in said pocket such that at least a portion of said peripheral rim extends beyond at least a portion of said distal bone facing surface;
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• a gap between at least a portion of said outer surface of said inner component and said distal facing surface of said shell component, wherein at least a portion of said resiliently deformable load bearing wall at least partially deflects into said gap generally towards said inner component under an applied load from an adjacent, interacting articular surface.