1.What trauma designation is your hospital?

Level I

Level II

Level III

Not a trauma designated hospital

2.What type of practice do you have?

Academic

Hospital Employed

Private Practice

Combined Private/Academic

3.What area of the country do you work?

Northwest

Southwest

Northeast

Southeast

Midwest

International

4.What best describes the location of your primary location ?

Urban

Suburban

Rural

5.Do you routinely place external fixators in your practice ?

Yes

No

6.On average, about how many external fixators do you place per year?

< 5

5 - 10

11 - 20

21 - 50

> 50

7.What is the most commonly used brand of external fixator used at your institution ?

Stryker

Smith and Nephew

J&J/Synthes

Zimmer

Orthofix

Arthrex

Other

8.Does your radiology department allow MRIs in patients with external fixators?

Yes

No

Only if certain external fixators are used, as per radiology

9.If yes to above, Is this dependent on location of ex fix in relation to MRI bore?

Yes

No

N/A

10.Does your institution have an established policy for MRI requests
for patients in external fixators?

Yes

No

Unsure

11.Does your institution allow MRI requests for patient with INTERNAL metal implants ?

Yes without restrictions

Yes with restrictions

NO

Unsure

12.On average, at your institution how many patients annually require MRIs that have existing external fixators?

< 10

10-20

21-30

>30

N/A

13.If any, which MRIs are permitted at your institution with an external
fixator in place?

MRI Brain

MRI Spine

MRI Knee

All MRI Requests

None

Im not sure

14.If not permitted, do you feel this interferes in patient care?

Yes

No

N/A

15.Have you ever had a patient sustain a burn or any other injury/complication directly from MRI with Ex fix in place ?

Yes

No

16.Do you think OTA should issue a position statement on the issue?

Yes

No