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Hip arthroplasty has favorable outcome in trauma and in degenerative joint disease [1]. The incidence of periprosthetic joint infections is on the rise, with an incidence of 1% to 2% [2]. This is attributed to the growing number of arthroplasty procedures conducted annually. Two-stage revision remains the conventional treatment option for such infections, incorporating antibiotic-loaded spacers [3]. However, the cost of preformed antibiotic spacer cement poses a financial challenge for certain countries. Our study aims to introduce an affordable technique, allowing surgeons with limited economic resources to utilize a low contact dynamic compression plate (LC-DCP) along with cement and antibiotics to manually craft a geometric joint spacer.