Abstract: A ligament and bone conserving prosthesis for total knee resurfacing includes a distal femoral component which resurfaces the weight bearing portions of both femoral condyles and the trochlear groove. The prosthesis also includes implants to independently resurface the medial and lateral tibial plateaus in an inset manner. Also disclosed are apparatus and methods for performing the total knee resurfacing utilizing a minimally invasive, bone and ligament conserving manner.

Abstract: The present invention is directed towards surgical fastener devices that combine a bioabsorbable component capable of being absorbed by recipient biological tissue such as bone over timer along with an integral biologically inert metallic threaded component that is intended to be permanently retained in recipient biological tissue such as bone. Surgical fasteners may also be provided in various embodiments according to the present invention in which bioabsorbable components of a desired length and/or width are fabricated may be attached at the time of deployment to biologically inert metallic components of a desired length and/or width.