Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging to Visualize Bacteria or Biofilm on Hardware, Bone and Soft Tissue in Open Fracture and Infected Fracture

Summary

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.

Eligibility

Age range

18+ years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

No

Interventions

• Procedure
  Open Fracture

  Patients 18 years of age or older with open fracture. Provision of informed consent.

• Procedure
  Infected Fracture

  Patients 18 years of age or older with infected fracture. Provision of informed consent.

Location