This is a pilot prospective, observational study of patients with open or infected fracture evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of OCT, a light-based imaging modality that requires no drug or contrast agent.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
40
Patients 18 years of age or older with open fracture. Provision of informed consent.
Patients 18 years of age or older with infected fracture. Provision of informed consent.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
RECRUITINGFeasibility and acceptability of OCT imaging
The primary objective of this work is to demonstrate feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) to image bacteria and biofilm. Data will be analyzed accordingly: The association between optical imaging parameters (particularly around biofilm and bacterial contamination) and (1) surgical wound severity and (2) development of infection or treatment failure for infection.
Time frame: 36 months
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