Two-wire technique for installing hammertoe implant

1. A method, comprising:

inserting a first surgical device into an exposed first end of a first bone until a trailing end of the first surgical device is disposed adjacent to the first end of the first bone;

inserting a second surgical device into an exposed first end of a second bone while the first surgical device remains disposed within the first bone;

advancing a first portion of an implant into the second bone while being engaged with a passageway defined by the implant such that the implant is guided by the second surgical device;

removing the second surgical device from the second bone and from its engagement with the implant;

repositioning the first bone such that the first surgical device is aligned with the passageway defined by the implant; and

forcing the first bone into engagement with a second portion of the implant.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising

forming an incision to gain access to a joint between the first bone and the second bone;

flexing the first bone relative to the second bone to expose the first end of the first bone and the first end of the second bone; and

resecting at least one of the first end of the first bone and the first and of the second bone.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising removing the first surgical device from the first bone and its engagement with the implant.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the passageway is a central passageway that extends through the entirety of the implant.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the implant is a threaded portion and the second portion of the implant is a blade portion.

6. A method, comprising:

forming an incision to gain access to a joint between first and second bones;

flexing the first and second bones such that the first and second bones are disposed at an angle with respect to one another;

inserting a first surgical device into the first bone until a first end of the first surgical device is disposed adjacent to a first end of the first bone;

inserting a second surgical device into the second bone while the first surgical device remains disposed within the first bone;

advancing a first portion of an implant into the second bone while a passageway defined by the implant is engaged with the second surgical device such that the implant is guided by the second surgical device;

removing the second surgical device from the second bone and from its engagement with the implant;

repositioning the first bone such that the first surgical device is aligned with the passageway defined by the implant; and

forcing the first bone into engagement with a second portion of the implant.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising removing the first surgical device from the first bone and its engagement with the implant.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising resecting an end of each the first and second bones prior to inserting the first and second surgical devices.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first bone is a middle phalange of a foot, and the second bone is a proximal phalange of the foot.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first portion of the implant is a threaded portion and the second portion of the implant is a blade portion.

11. A surgical method, comprising:

gaining access to a joint between a middle phalange and a proximal phalange;

inserting a first end of a first surgical device into a proximal end of the middle phalange;

advancing the first surgical device into the middle phalange and a distal phalange until a second end of the first surgical device is disposed adjacent to the proximal end of the middle phalange;

inserting a first end of a second surgical device into a distal end of the proximal phalange while the first surgical device remains disposed within the middle and distal phalanges;

advancing a first portion of an implant into the proximal phalange using the second surgical device as a guide;

removing the second surgical device;

inserting the first surgical device into a passageway defined by the implant while the first surgical device remains disposed within the middle and distal phalange; and

removing the first surgical device from its engagement with the implant, middle phalange, and distal phalange.

12. The surgical method of claim 11 , further comprising:

advancing a second end of the first surgical device through the proximal phalange and into at least one of a metatarsal and a cuneiform; and

blunting the first end of the first surgical device.

13. The surgical method of claim 12 , further comprising, after a period of time, removing the first surgical device while the implant remains engaged with the proximal phalange and the middle phalange.

14. The surgical method of claim 11 , further comprising resecting an end of each the middle phalange and the proximal phalange prior to inserting the first and second surgical devices.

15. The surgical method of claim 11 , wherein the passageway is a central passageway that extends through the entirety of the implant.

16. The surgical method of claim 11 , wherein the first portion of the implant is a threaded portion and the second portion of the implant is a blade portion.