A temporary knee implant to be placed at the position of the human knee joint for maintaining the tibia and femur at the knee joint aligned during healing of infection in the surrounding tissue. An elongated femur rod is formed with one end of a breadth sized and shaped to extend into the medullary cavity of the femur of a knee, and a connector at the other end, an elongated tibia rod of a breadth sized and shaped to extend into the medullary cavity of the tibia and a connector at the other end, the connectors including interfitting shapes for aligning said femur rod and said tibia rod, and medication adhered to the femur and tibia rods for engagement with the medullary surfaces.
