Table 1. Respondent characteristics (n=287).

Characteristic	Unweighted	Weighted
Age, years, median (IQR)	42 (38, 48)	43 (38, 50)
Gender
Male	154 (54%)	63%
Female	55 (20%)	34%
Prefer not to say	6 (2%)	3%
Other	1 (0.5%)	0.3%
Not reported	71 (25%)	–
Provider type
Orthopedic surgeon	120 (42%)	36%
Trauma surgeon	70 (23%)	41%
Nurse practitioner	10 (3%)	9%
Physician assistant	8 (3%)	7%
Other	9 (2%)	7%
Not reported	70 (24%)	–
Scope of practice
Orthopedic trauma	120 (42%)	40%
All patients with trauma	85 (30%)	54%
All patients with orthopedic	9 (3%)	3%
Other	3 (1%)	3%
Not reported	70 (24%)	–
Years in practice, median (IQR)	8 (4, 14)	9 (5, 17)
Sources of new clinical evidence
Peer-reviewed journals	188 (66%)	–
Academic conferences	187 (65%)	–
Peers (word of mouth)	140 (49%)	–
Professional society communications	64 (22%)	–
Online evidence summaries	37 (13%)	–
X (Twitter)	31 (11%)	–
Podcasts	24 (8%)	–
Webinars	14 (5%)	–
Online discussion forums	12 (4%)	–
Industry representatives	4 (1%)	–