EFORT Survey on Impact of MDR (Medical Devices Regulations) on
Availability of Orthopaedic and Trauma Medical Devices for your Patients

1. PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY

Dear colleague,

The MDR (The EU law regulating which class III Orthopedic device is allowed on the EU market) is now effective since May 2021.

Although the MDR is meant to support clinical evidence of medical devices for the better of patients, it may also have led to the abortion of (orthopedic) implants from the market.

EFORT as the European umbrella organisation of Orthopaedics and Traumatology has positions within some EU commissions like the MDCG (medical device coordination group) at DG SANTE,m as well as within the Expert Panels of DGDANTE/ EMA

This EFORT survey is meant to make an overview on which type of implants are reduced and for which reason. With these data EFORT can bring this forward in our discussion with the MDCG group at DGSANTE.

As you may imagine this survey will give important feedback on the impact of the MDR of your practice ! It will take max 15 minutes of your time.

Thank you ! Best wishes.

Prof. Rob Nelissen,
Prof. Theofilos Karachalios

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* 1. Please select your country of practice from the list below:

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* 2. How many years have you been practising Orthopaedics and/or Traumatology as a fully qualified surgeon?

0-10 years

11-20 years

21-30 years

Over 30 years

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* 3. Are you practising Orthopaedics and/or Traumatology in a:

Academic / University Hospital

State / Community Hospital

General, Training Hospital

General, Non Training Hospital

Private Practice / Focus Clinic

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* 4. Is your practice:

Mainly Elective Surgery

Mainly Trauma Cases

Both, Elective and Trauma Cases