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 Klappenbach R, García Martí S, Pichon-Riviere A, Augustovski F, Alcaraz A, Bardach A, Ciapponi A. [Motorized Intramedullary nails for bone lenghtening in achondroplasia or hypochondropasia] Buenos Aires: Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS). Documentos de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias, Informe de Respuesta Rapida No 532. 2017 Authors' conclusions There is no evidence directly assessing the use of motorized intramedullary nails in achondroplasia or hypochondroplasia. Very low quality evidence on the use of motorized intramedullary nails in bone lengthening for other conditions do not allow drawing conclusions on their safety and efficacy.
The clinical practice guidelines consider that bone lengthening in achondroplasia is a risky procedure and of uncertain outcome.
The coverage policies consulted do not cover bone lengthening with motorized intramedullary nails because they consider short stature correction as a cosmetic procedure. Final publication URL www.iecs.org.ar Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Achondroplasia; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; Humans; Internal Fixators Language Published Spanish Country of organisation Argentina English summary There is no English language summary available. Address for correspondence Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy, Viamonte 2146 - 3 Piso, C1056ABH Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel: +54 11 49 66 00 82 Fax:+54 11 49 53 40 58 Email: info@iecs.org.ar AccessionNumber 32017000297 Date abstract record published 13/06/2017 |