Australian Government - Department of Health and Ageing

Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC)

Application 1045

Intra-articular viscosupplementation for treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee

Application No.

1045
Application NameIntra-articular viscosupplementation for treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee
Advisory PanelsDr 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 Secretariat6 June 2001
Stage 1 - EligibilityEligible
Stage 2 - AssessmentCompleted
Stage 3 - Formulation of Advice to the MinisterThis 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 - DecisionEndorsed by the Minister for Health and Ageing 9 March 2003
Stage 5 - Implementation

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