Abstract: Disclosed is an implantable joint replacement device. The device includes an elongated body having a medial component and a lateral component. The device includes an internal channel formed inside the elongated body, the internal channel extending along a portion of the elongated body. The device includes an inlet adjacent to the lateral component of the elongated body, the inlet being in fluid communication with the internal channel. The device includes an outlet disposed along a surface of the elongated body, the outlet being in fluid communication with the internal channel.

Abstract: A hip replacement is performed by separating a femoral head from a femoral neck in a patient's body, fragmenting of the femoral head and removing the fragments from the body, and molding in-situ in the body a neo femoral head joined to the femoral neck. The molding is performed by inserting a molding device, formed of bioabsorbable material, through a hole formed through the femoral head and the femoral neck. The molding device includes an expandable balloon which is expanded by the introduction of molding material, whereby the balloon forms the shape of the neo femoral head.

Abstract: A hip replacement is performed by separating a femoral head from a femoral neck in a patient's body, fragmenting of the femoral head and removing the fragments from the body, and molding in-situ in the body a neo femoral head joined to the femoral neck. The molding is performed by inserting a molding device, formed of bioabsorbable material, through a hole formed through the femoral head and the femoral neck. The molding device includes an expandable balloon which is expanded by the introduction of molding material, whereby the balloon forms the shape of the neo femoral head.