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Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous retroperitoneal endoscopic necrosectomy. This involves inserting a thin telescope through a small cut in the side above the hip and using it to wash out and remove the dead tissue.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 March 2011

Evidence-based recommendations on extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory tennis elbow. This involves using a machine to deliver sound waves to the painful area to stimulate healing.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

26 August 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory plantar fasciitis. This involves using a machine to deliver sound waves to the painful area, with the aim to stimulate healing of the fascia.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

26 August 2009

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Evidence-based recommendations on focal resurfacing implants to treat articular cartilage damage in the knee in adults. This involves replacing the damaged area with an artificial implant.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

24 August 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on aortic remodelling hybrid stent insertion for acute type A aortic dissection. This involves inserting a stent with material sewed on one end into part of the aorta.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

3 August 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on bioresorbable stent implantation to treat coronary artery disease in adults. This involves implanting a stent (small tube) into a narrowed artery to widen it.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

3 August 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on transcatheter tricuspid valve leaflet repair for tricuspid regurgitation in adults. This involves putting a device on the heart valve to help it close.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 July 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on transcatheter tricuspid valve annuloplasty for tricuspid regurgitation in adults. This involves putting a device on the heart valve to help it close.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 July 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on coil embolisation of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. This involves placing coils inside the aneurysm using a thin tube to make the blood clot so it is less likely to burst.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

26 January 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on nerve graft for corneal denervation. This involves attaching a healthy nerve to the damaged cornea to improve healing.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

29 June 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on vertebral body tethering for idiopathic scoliosis in children and young people. This involves fixing a cord to screws that have been placed into the vertebral bodies (bone discs in the spine), and pulling it taut to restrict growth on the long side of the spine.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

29 June 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on synthetic cartilage implant insertion for first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis (hallux rigidus). This involves replacing damaged cartilage with an artificial (synthetic) implant.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

1 June 2022