A bicondylar knee resurfacing prosthesis for limited knee resurfacing procedure inserted through a direct mini lateral approach, which avoid disruption of the extensor mechanism or damage to the quadriceps tendon. The inventive device includes a reduced femoral component, a metallic tibial tray and a polyethylene tibial insert. A metallic reduced femoral component having a thin polished convex articular surface in a form of two condyles, medial and lateral, connected with an intercondylar bridge. The concave surface having a metallic dovetail transverse ridge across the entire width of the femoral component precisely positioned at the level of maximum weight bearing contact in full extension. The concave surface provides fine asperities and voids to allow bone ingrowth or can be cemented using conventional methyl methacrylate bone cement. The tibial tray provides a dovetail recess along the superior surface and transversely across its entire width, which will slidingly receive the polyethylene tibial insert. The bottom surface of the metallic tibial tray in contact with the tibial plateau has a dovetail ridge, which extends transversely along the entire width of the tibial component securing the tibial component to the resected tibial plateau. The tibial insert is made of polyethylene and has the same shape and size of the tibial metallic tray. It provides a dovetail that matches the one on the tibial tray so it can be easily driven in and locked in place. The surface of the tray provides two shallow condylar grooves that conformably match the condylar convex surfaces of the metallic femoral component.