Cemented stems in healthy elderly patients result in higher hypoxia despite a paradoxical lower femoral increase of intramedullary pressure.

Purpose: Hypoxia is a well-known complication in cemented arthroplasty; however, it is not known whether the level of hypoxia is related to the intramedullary pressure or to the age of the patient; therefore, we studied the intramedullary pressure and level of hypoxia in patients undergoing cemented arthroplasty.

Methods: A prospective study was performed during cemented arthroplasties in 25 patients with an average age of 66.2 ± 12.