Application 1045
Intra-articular viscosupplementation for treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee
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Application No. | 1045 |
| Application Name | Intra-articular viscosupplementation for treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee |
| Advisory Panels | Dr Terri Jackson (Chair and MSAC member) Professor Bruce Barraclough (MSAC member) Associate Professor Leslie Barnsley (Australian Rheumatology Association nominee) Mr David Marshall (Royal Australasian College of Surgeons nominee) Dr Jitendra Parikh (Royal Australian College of General Practitioners nominee) Dr Kevin Pile (Royal Australasian College of Physicians nominee) Ms Anne Oldridge (Consumers' Health Forum of Australia nominee) |
| Date Received by MSAC Secretariat | 6 June 2001 |
| Stage 1 - Eligibility | Eligible |
| Stage 2 - Assessment | Completed |
| Stage 3 - Formulation of Advice to the Minister | This assessment was considered by the MSAC at the 13 November 2002 meeting. The MSAC recommended that on the strength of evidence pertaining to intra-articular viscosupplementation for treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee, public funding should not be funded for this procedure. |
| Stage 4 - Decision | Endorsed by the Minister for Health and Ageing 9 March 2003 |
| Stage 5 - Implementation |  |
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