Pedicled greater omentum transfer to the thoracolumbar spine in a case of pyogenic spondylitis due to MRSA - a case report

Abstract

A case report of 62-year-old male who was treated with a pedicled greater omentum transfer for thoracolumbar spondylitis due to methicilinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is given. Omentum transfer has been used in many anatomic sites such as scalp, face, oral cavity, upper digestive and respiratory tracts, chest wall, lower trunk, and lower limb since 1963.We report the successful healing to thoracolumbar spondylitis which has infectious dead space due to MRSA. Pedicled greater omentum transfer to the dead space of the infected spine is an option with recurrence of thoracolumbar spondylitis due to MRSA.