ACTIFUSE FLOW or ACTIFUSE MIS for bone cyst filling?
Bone cysts and benign lesions in IU Health, IN. Which delivery fits your small corridor?
You are in an IU Health operating room. The bone cyst is curetted. The void is clean, and you have a small corridor to fill. You have ACTIFUSE FLOW in a syringe and ACTIFUSE MIS on the tray. Which one do you grab? This page answers that exact question without the sales noise.
The graft inside both products is the same silicate-substituted calcium phosphate. It fills the void left after curettage of a benign bone cyst or lesion. The material resorbs over time, and new bone replaces it. The only difference is the delivery tool. ACTIFUSE FLOW is a syringe for direct, controlled placement in a wider opening. ACTIFUSE MIS is an applicator made for a small corridor where a syringe tip cannot reach.
This is not a separate line item on a hospital bill. The graft cost sits inside the bone cyst case, and the price your IU Health facility sees depends on contracting and case volume. The real difference is OR time and access. If the corridor is wide enough for a syringe, FLOW keeps the setup simple. If it is narrow, MIS saves you from opening more bone just to deliver the graft. Neither choice changes how the graft remodels.
Before your next bone cyst case at IU Health, look at the corridor. If it is wide enough for a syringe tip, use ACTIFUSE FLOW. If it is a small tunnel, reach for ACTIFUSE MIS. Do not widen the opening just to make a flowable fit. That adds surgical time and bone trauma with no gain in graft quality. Elite Surgical can bring both trays to an in-service so your team handles each one before the patient is draped.
Once you match the delivery to the corridor, the graft goes in without forcing it. The defect is filled. You close and follow your usual post-op plan. Over months, the ACTIFUSE scaffold resorbs and new bone replaces it. No guesswork at the back table, and no extra corridor to heal. The void is treated, and the corridor stays small.
Other things people in IU Health ask
when does a benign bone cyst need surgery
Treat if the lesion is large, painful, or weakening the bone. Small inactive lesions can often be watched. If you operate, pack the void after curettage.
weight bearing after bone cyst bone graft
Timing depends on the bone and defect size. Most lower-limb defects need protected weight bearing until new bone shows on X-ray. Upper-limb defects may return to use sooner.
bone graft substitute for benign bone cyst after removal
Use a synthetic bone graft substitute that fills the hole and resorbs as new bone replaces it. For a small opening, a MIS applicator can deliver the graft through a narrow path.
MIS bone graft delivery for benign bone lesion
Use an MIS applicator to deliver graft through a small cannula. This works for small contained defects. If the lesion is large or hard to reach, open packing may be safer.
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Elite Surgical handles bone cysts & benign lesions in IU Health and the area around it.