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Assessment of Severe Extremity Wound Bioburden at the Time of Definitive Wound Closure or Coverage
Sponsor: Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium
Summary
The purpose of this study is to characterize the bacteria in the wound "bioburden" at the time of definitive wound coverage/closure of severe tibia fractures in both the military and civilian populations.
Official title: Assessment of Severe Extremity Wound Bioburden at the Time of Definitive Wound Closure or Coverage: Correlation With Subsequent Post-Closure Deep Wound Infection: Bioburden Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 64 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
646
Start Date
2011-09
Completion Date
2022-06-30
Last Updated
2026-05-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Locations (40)
Naval Medical Center San Diego
San Diego, California, United States
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, California, United States
Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Denver, Colorado, United States
University of Miami Ryder Trauma Center
Miami, Florida, United States
Florida Orthopaedic Institute
Tampa, Florida, United States
Emory University Dept of Orthopaedics
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
OrthoIndy at St Vincent
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Louisiana State University
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
University of Maryland, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Walter Reed Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan, Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Hennepin County Medical Center / Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Barnes Jewish Hospital
St Louis, Missouri, United States
St. Louis Medical Center
St Louis, Missouri, United States
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Grant Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, United States
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Penn State University M.S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Allegheny General Hosptial
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
San Antonio Miliary Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States
UT Health: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School
Houston, Texas, United States
Scott and White Memorial Hospital
Temple, Texas, United States
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States