Elite Surgical
Serving IU Health
You have been dealing with back pain that wont let up. Your MRI showed a disc that needs to be fused. The surgeon mentioned bone graft choices, but it went by fast. In the IU Health system, that graft decision can add a second incision to your hip or keep everything in one place. When people in IU Health search for the best bone graft for spine fusion near me, Elite Surgical is the team that picks up those calls.
If you are headed into a spinal fusion, ask your surgeon about silicate-substituted calcium phosphate. Our ACTIFUSE graft has 80% interconnected porosity and resorbs as new bone takes its place. A Johns Hopkins review covered 694 patients and found 93% fusion, matching BMP-2 rates with less back pain. We use it on-label in posterolateral fusions with posterior instrumentation and no bone harvested from your hip.
Common Question in IU Health
Bone graft substitute not integrating properly
When follow-up imaging shows gaps or poor fusion, the problem is often the graft material itself. Many substitutes lack the porosity needed for real bone ingrowth and blood vessel formation. Switching to a silicate-substituted calcium phosphate with over 80% porosity, like ACTIFUSE or ALTAPORE, gives bone a true scaffold to grow through.
Call Elite Surgical at (440) 488-0091.
Trusted Partners
ACTIFUSE is in the system at IU Health in Indiana, with orders as recent as last month and per-account pricing in place at IU Health North. Indiana patients: if your fusion is at an IU Health hospital, your surgeon can order ACTIFUSE today.
Baxter Healthcare
PartnerStrategic partnership powering Elite Surgical's innovative bone graft solutions
Why You Can Trust Us
Authorized distributor of Baxter ACTIFUSE93% fusion across 694 patients, independent reviewFDA cleared and used in US spine surgery since 2007In the OR with your surgeon, OH MI IN and Pittsburgh
Our Services
Fracture RepairBone void filling in fracture repair: tibial plateau, distal radius, calcaneus and other defects packed with ACTIFUSE alongside the surgeon’s fixation. Fills the gap trauma leaves behind so new bone has a path across it. Used with appropriate stabilizing hardware; not for load-bearing use on its own.
Bone Cysts & Benign LesionsFilling the void after curettage of benign bone cysts and lesions, delivered open or through the ACTIFUSE MIS applicator for small corridors. The defect fills with scaffold that resorbs as new bone replaces it.
Hip & Knee RevisionFilling bone loss in revision joint surgery: acetabular and femoral defects, tibial defects behind failed knee components. ACTIFUSE packs contained defects with an 80% porous scaffold that remodels into the patient’s own bone as the revision heals.
Spine FusionACTIFUSE bone graft for posterolateral spinal fusion with instrumentation, used on-label. 93% fusion across 694 patients in an independent Johns Hopkins review, the same rate as BMP-2, with less reported back pain in the randomized trial and no bone harvested from the hip. The deepest evidence base in our line.
Foot & Ankle FusionBone grafting for ankle and hindfoot fusion: tibiotalar, subtalar and midfoot arthrodesis. ACTIFUSE fills the fusion site with a scaffold your body replaces with real bone, without harvesting from the hip or heel. Anatomy-specific published experience includes a 24-patient tibiotalar series using SiCaP.
Our Products
ALTAPORE MIS SystemApplicator-based delivery of ALTAPORE for minimally invasive and deep-corridor placement, using the same controlled trigger delivery approach as the ACTIFUSE MIS System.
ACTIFUSE FLOWACTIFUSE in a flowable delivery format for precise placement into narrow bony voids and around instrumentation where a moldable brick will not reach.
ACTIFUSE MISPistol-grip applicator preloaded with ACTIFUSE ABX for open and minimally invasive procedures. 200 mm working length, 8 mm outside diameter, 7.5 mL cartridge delivering 0.5 mL per full trigger squeeze, with bayonet-fit refill cartridges swappable mid-case. Controlled delivery into deep corridors where finger packing is not an option.
ACTIFUSE ABXSculptable ACTIFUSE putty in a preloaded syringe, ready on opening, sizes 1.5 mL to 20 mL. Designed for standalone use; may be combined with sterile saline, autologous blood or bone marrow aspirate at the surgeon’s discretion per the Instructions for Use.
ACTIFUSE SHAPEPreformed moldable ACTIFUSE in cylinders and strips (1.6 mL to 15.8 mL) that can be shaped to the contours of the defect and resist irrigation. Cold, it holds firm; a gentle squeeze extends it to span multiple levels in the posterolateral gutter. The format surgeons reach for in open posterior fusion.
ALTAPORE Bioactive Bone GraftBaxter’s newer-generation silicate-substituted calcium phosphate with enhanced strut porosity. Same material class as ACTIFUSE, studied in spinal fusion within the 2020 Johns Hopkins meta-analysis subgroup. Osteoconductive bone void filler; not for load-bearing use.
ALTAPORE SHAPEMoldable preformed ALTAPORE for shaping to the defect in open procedures, with the handling of the SHAPE format on the enhanced-porosity ALTAPORE scaffold.
ACTIFUSE Bone Graft SubstituteSilicate-substituted calcium phosphate granules with 0.8 wt% chemically bound silicon and 80% interconnected porosity. The core ACTIFUSE material: an osteoconductive scaffold that resorbs and is replaced by bone during healing. FDA cleared bone void filler for orthopedic use including posterolateral spinal fusion with appropriate hardware. Not for load-bearing use.
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Specific situations we go deeper on for IU Health. Tap one to see the full answer.
Spine Fusion
Bone graft pain at hip harvest site
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How long does bone graft substitute take to fuse
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Autograft vs synthetic bone graft substitute
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Is bone graft substitute safe for revision surgery
Fracture Repair
How to choose a bone graft substitute for distal radius fracture
Fracture Repair
Synthetic bone graft in open fracture with contamination
Spine Fusion
Bone graft substitute migration after spine fusion
Foot & Ankle Fusion
ACTIFUSE FLOW vs ACTIFUSE SHAPE for foot and ankle fusion
Foot & Ankle Fusion
When can a patient wear normal shoes after ankle fusion with synthetic graft
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How to choose bone graft substitute for spine fusion
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Bone graft substitute delivery system clogging
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When to use bone graft substitute vs allograft