#$%^&*AU2013200129B220141002.pdf#####METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SPACER AND HOLLOW MOULD FOR PRODUCING A SPACER ABSTRACT A method for producing a spacer for insertion as a placeholder for an articular endoprosthesis, wherein a cement is filled into a compressed hollow space of a flexible compressed hollow mould (1), whereby the flexible hollow mould is expanded by the cement flowing into it, and the cement is filled into the hollow mould until the hollow space is expanded to a final state, whereby the hollow space in its final state determines the shape of the spacer to be produced, and the cement is then cured in said hollow space, and the spacer produced from the cement is removed from the hollow mould after curing. A hollow mould (1) for producing a spacer for insertion as a placeholder for an articular endoprosthesis, in particular for implementing a method of said type, the hollow mould being flexible and comprising a compressible hollow space, wherein the hollow space in the expanded final state defines the external shape of the spacer and the hollow mould comprises at least one filling opening through which a cement can be filled into the hollow space.1/ 2 Figure 1 2 3 Figure 2
