Hip hurts more than your back after spine fusion?

You went to Cincinnati Children’s for a spinal fusion. The back is fine. But the hip? That spot where they took bone graft won’t stop hurting. It aches when you sit, when you walk, when you roll over in bed. It’s worse than the surgery.

Many spine fusions use bone from the hip, called the iliac crest. That means a second incision, a second surgery site. The hip bone is full of nerves and muscle attachments. When it’s harvested, it can cause pain that lasts weeks or months. Sometimes it never fully goes away.

The extra recovery from the hip harvest can add weeks of discomfort. You might need stronger pain meds, longer off work, and more physical therapy. In some cases, the pain becomes chronic and needs another surgery. The hidden cost is your time and quality of life.

Ask your surgeon about ACTIFUSE, a synthetic bone graft substitute. It fuses the spine without harvesting bone from your hip. No second incision, no donor site pain. Elite Surgical can get the clinical evidence in front of your surgeon. Call us to set up a case review.

Once you switch to ACTIFUSE, you have one surgery site, one scar. Your hip stays intact. You can sit, walk, and sleep without that nagging ache. The fusion is just as solid, and you get back to life faster.