KNEE SPACER FOR TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT OF ARTIFICIAL KNEE JOINT, METHOD FOR ADAPTING THE KNEE SPACER TO TREATMENT SCENARIO, AND METHOD FOR USING THE KNEE SPACER

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To overcome the disadvantages of the prior art.SOLUTION: There is provided a knee spacer for temporary replacement of an artificial knee joint, which comprises a tibial component (11) and a separator (12), the tibial component (11) comprising running surfaces (4, 14) by means of which the tibial component (11), in the patient-inserted state, can be placed against a femoral component (28) in mobile manner, the separator (12) comprising contact surfaces (5, 15) to be placed on the tibia (22), and the contact surfaces (5, 15) being adjustable at a variable distance from the running surfaces (4, 14) of the tibial component (11).