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Results: Reported median reading times with interquartile range (IQR) for the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, and ankle were 10 (IQR 6\u201314), 10 (IQR 6\u201314), 11 (IQR 7.5\u201314.5), 10 (IQR 6.6\u201313.4), 8 (IQR 4.6\u201311.4), and 10 (IQR 6.5\u201313.5) min, respectively. Radiologists aged 35\u201344 years reported shorter reading times for the shoulder (\u03b2 coefficient [\u03b2] = B-3.412, p = 0.041), hip (\u03b2 = \u22123.596, p = 0.023), and knee (\u03b2 = \u22123.541, p = 0.013) than radiologists aged 45\u201354 years. Radiologists not working in an academic\/teaching hospital reported shorter reading times for the hip (\u03b2 = \u22123.611, p = 0.025) and knee (\u03b2 = \u22123.038, p = 0.035). Female radiologists indicated longer reading times for all joints (\u03b2 of 2.592 to 5.186, p \u2264 0.034). Radiologists without musculoskeletal fellowship training indicated longer reading times for the shoulder (\u03b2 = 4.604, p = 0.005), elbow (\u03b2 = 3.989, p = 0.038), wrist (\u03b2 = 4.543, p = 0.014), and hip (\u03b2 = 2.380, p = 0.119). Radiologists with &lt;5 years of post-residency experience indicated longer reading times for all joints (\u03b2 of 5.355 to 6.984, p \u2264 0.045), and radiologists with 5\u201310 years of post-residency experience reported longer reading time for the knee (\u03b2 = 3.660, p = 0.045) than those with &gt;10 years of post-residency experience. Conclusions: There is substantial variation among radiologists in reported reading times for common musculoskeletal MRI examinations. 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