Percutaneous pedicle screw fixation was effective for bone regeneration after a huge vertebral defect due to intractable pyogenic spondylitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a case report.

For intractable MRSA pyogenic spondylitis with instability accompanied by a huge bone defect, posterior fixation using PPSs and administration of antibacterial agents stopped the infection, allowed the bone to regenerate, and recovered the patient's activities of daily living.