New Definition for Postoperative Spine Infection (PSI)
This consensus-based definition provides a standardized framework for diagnosing postoperative spine infection, facilitating research and clinical management. The criteria balance sensitivity and specificity across diverse clinical scenarios and represent the first multispecialty, society-endorsed definition for PSI.
Authors
- Aaron Joseph Tande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9775-7082)
- M. Wouthuyzen-Bakker
- Michael Henry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0217-1546)
- Christopher J. Kleck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6159-5229)
- Jeremy D. Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7057-0047)
- Claus Simpfendorfer
- Anthony A. Oyekan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9155-1283)
- Sandra B. Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1949-7884)
- Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto
- Elie F. Berbari
- Nitin Agarwal
- Jason Savage
Institutions
- Intermountain Healthcare (US)
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- University of Colorado Boulder (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Intermountain Medical Center (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Orthopaedic Center (US)
- Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT)
- Orthopaedic Hospital (US)
- Mayo Clinic Health System (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000005604
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01