[en] The aim of this study was to determine the level of application of three-dimensional reconstructive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in orthopaedics within South Australia (SA). Following contact with the SA branch of the Australian Orthopaedic Association, survey forms were mailed to 14 medical institutions across the state who were identified as performing onsite orthopaedic surgical work. A 92.9 per cent survey response rate was achieved. Review of information provided from the completed forms indicates that the majority of the sites surveyed (84.6%) currently have the resources and technical capabilities to generate three-dimensional reconstructive images of sectionally acquired computed tomography (CT) data, although such applications are used infrequently. In most instances (72.7%), the orthopaedic departments rely on medical imaging staff to generate the three-dimensional images that they are utilising for pre-surgical and surgical applications. Despite the widespread ability to generate reconstructed three-dimensional CT images, the findings of this study suggest that three-dimensional reconstructed MRI is currently not being actively utilised in the South Australian Orthopaedic setting despite its increasing application in the international arena and strong support for its use in the contemporary literature. All sites surveyed indicated an interest in exploring the potential use of three-dimensional reconstructive MRI in the future, if such technology was made readily available and was technically supported locally. Copyright (2002) Australian Institute of Radiography