Intra-articular viscosupplementation for treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee
Medical Services Advisory Committee
Record Status
This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.
Citation
Medical Services Advisory Committee. Intra-articular viscosupplementation for treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. Canberra: Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) 2003: 88
Authors' objectives
This review aims to provide a systematic review of literature on intra-articular viscosupplementation for treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.
Authors' conclusions
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 supported for this procedure.