Frank Alexander Schildberg

Autofluorescence Imaging During Surgery for Orthopedic Infection: A Prospective Feasibility Case Series

Background/Objectives: Intraoperative assessment of infected and nonviable tissue remains challenging in orthopedic surgery. This prospective case series evaluated the technical feasibility of VELscope® autofluorescence imaging during surgery for orthopedic infection. Methods: Th...

A novel diagnostic technology rapidly detects the presence of infection and defines antimicrobial sensitivities in organisms typical for joint infection

Aims Infective arthritis is rare, but serious. Timely treatment with appropriate antimicrobial therapy is potentially life- and limb-saving, but our ability to deliver this is limited by current laboratory practices, which confer a delay of several days before antimicrobial sensi...