Elite Surgical

What is ACTIFUSE?

ACTIFUSE is a synthetic bone graft made by Baxter. It is built from the same minerals as your own bone, with a small amount of silicon added, the level shown to speed up new bone growth. The surgeon packs it where your spine needs to fuse. Bone cells attach to it, grow through it, and replace it. When healing is done, what is left is your own bone.It has been FDA cleared and used in American spine surgery since 2007.

Does ACTIFUSE actually work?

An independent Johns Hopkins review of 694 patients found a 93% fusion rate, the same rate as BMP-2, the $900 to $5,500 biologic. A randomized trial found something more: patients who got ACTIFUSE reported less back pain at every check-up, statistically significant at six months. That trial was funded by the manufacturer, 103 patients, and we tell you that up front.And it works alone.

Will smoking stop my fusion from healing?

It can. In one study, 42% of smokers did not heal, against 8% of non-smokers. Nicotine interferes with bone healing directly, and that includes vapes, patches and gum. We sell bone graft, and quitting will still do more for your fusion than anything we sell.That is the honest way we run this whole site. Where ACTIFUSE wins, we show the study. Where it ties, we say it ties. Your surgeon will check anyway.