Management of Lower Extremity Fractures in Patients with Paralysis

Hello, my name is Angela Huang, a fourth-year MD student at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, and I am working with Dr. Nethra Ankam, MD, a professor within Thomas Jefferson University’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, and Dr. David Ramski, MD, an orthopedic trauma surgeon. We are conducting a study investigating the association between approach to management of fractures in patients with paralysis and attitudes towards patients with disability.

You have received this survey because you belong to a known network of orthopedic surgeons. The data collected through this study may help healthcare professionals gain a better understanding of management of fractures in patients with paralysis, and the relationship between attitudes towards disability and patient care. We cannot and do not guarantee or promise that you will receive any benefits from this study. You will not receive payment associated with completing this survey.

Our study consists of completing an online multiple-choice survey that is collecting information on approach to management of fractures in patients with paralysis as well as attitudes towards patients with disability. We estimate that this will take about 5-10 minutes of your time to complete. Your participation in this study will contribute to advancing our understanding of the link between physician attitudes towards disability and care for patients with disability.

Your responses to this survey will be collected through Qualtrics, a secure database, and stored in a password-protected, electronic format. We will not collect identifying information while you complete the survey such as your name, email address, or IP address. Your responses, and whether or not you completed the survey, will remain anonymous.

Your participation in this study is entirely voluntary, and you can end your participation, if you wish, at any time.

Please fill out the following questionnaire. This should take about 5-10 minutes of your time to complete. If any question makes you feel uncomfortable, you may exit the survey at that time. I also want to assure you that any information you provide will remain strictly confidential. Your name will not be identified or associated with any specific responses, and it will not appear in any published materials which result from this research.

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If you decide to participate in this study, please select “yes.”