Guidance
Evidence-based recommendations on implantation of a shock or load absorber for mild to moderate symptomatic medial knee osteoarthritis.
The device used in this procedure no longer has a current CE-mark. The CE-mark is necessary for medical devices to be marketed in the European Union. A non CE-marked device can only be used in the context of clinical investigations with MHRA and research ethical approval.
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Next review: this guidance will be reviewed if there is new evidence or safety concerns.
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Coding recommendations
The OPCS-4 codes for implantation of a shock or load absorber for mild to moderate symptomatic medial knee osteoarthritis are:
W81.8 Other specified other open operations on joint
Y02.1 Implantation of prosthesis into organ NOC
Z84.6 Knee joint
Z94.- Laterality of operation
ICD-10 categories M17 Gonarthrosis [arthrosis knee] or M15 Polyarthrosis would be recorded