The invention relates to a knee spacer for temporary replacement of an artificial knee joint, whereby the knee spacer comprises a tibial component and a femoral component as separate components, which can be moved with respect to each other when inserted in a patient, and whereby the tibial component and the femoral component each comprise at least one running surface by means of which the tibial component and the femoral component can be placed against each other such as to be mobile in their patient-inserted state, and the tibial component comprises an anchoring surface that is arranged opposite to the running surface side and is provided for connecting the tibial component to the tibia by means of a bone cement, and the femoral component to comprise an anchoring surface that is arranged opposite to the running surface side and is provided for connecting the femoral component to the femur, whereby the tibial component and the femoral component each comprise at least two recesses that extend from the anchoring surface towards the running surface side into the running surface side, whereby the openings of the recesses are arranged appropriately in the running surface side of the components such that they do not slide over the running surface of the respective other component during articulation of the knee spacer.The invention also relates to a method for the manufacture of a knee spacer, in which the tibial component and the femoral component are produced as separate components and in which at least two recesses are formed in the tibial component and at least two recesses are formed in the femoral component, as well as to the use of said knee spacer as temporary spacer in a knee of a patient.
